RIYADH: 黑料社区's聽defense minister Prince Khalid bin Salman received a call from his UK counterpart Grant Shapps on Monday.
During the call, the two ministers reviewed strategic relations and defense cooperation, Prince Khalid posted on X, formerly Twitter.聽
鈥淲e聽also discussed the situation in Gaza and I stressed the need to de-escalate, cease military operations, and uphold international law to protect innocent lives,鈥 Prince Khalid added.
Prince Khalid later received Italian defense minister Guido Crosetto.
The pair reviewed Saudi-Italian relations and explored opportunities to enhance defense cooperation.聽
鈥淲e also discussed recent developments in Gaza, and I emphasized the importance of de-escalating the situation,鈥 聽Prince Khalid added.
黑料社区's defense minister Prince Khalid bin Salman (R) and Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto. (SPA)
In a different meeting, Prince Khalid and Turkmen counterpart Begench Gundogdyyev discussed recent events in Gaza and the importance of protecting innocent civilian lives.
黑料社区's defense minister Prince Khalid bin Salman (R) and Turkmen counterpart Begench Gundogdyyev. (SPA)
On Monday, more than one million people had fled their homes in Gaza聽as Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled territory and continued massing troops聽in preparation for a full-blown ground invasion.
