Saudi Arabia has welcomed a ceasefire agreement reached on Gaza and the commencement of implementation of the first phase of US President Donald Trump`s proposal to "end the war on Gaza Strip." Saudi Arabia`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) said in a statement that the agreement "paves the way for a comprehensive and just peace". "The Kingdom appreciates the active role of U.S. President Donald Trump and the mediation efforts by the State of Qatar, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the Republic of Turkiye to reach this agreement," it said.

"The Kingdom expresses its hope that this important step will lead to urgent action to alleviate the humanitarian suffering of the Palestinian people in Gaza Strip, achieve a full Israeli withdrawal, restore security and stability, initiate practical steps to achieve a just and comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution, and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with relevant United Nations resolutions, the Arab Peace Initiative, and the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State Solution," it added.