From: The Times of Israel May 30, 2025
Israel will block Saudi-led delegation of FMs from visiting West Bank — report

Israel has decided to block a delegation of Middle Eastern foreign ministers led by Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat from making a landmark visit to the West Bank on Sunday, a senior Israeli official confirms to The Times of Israel.

The foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and Turkey were slated to meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Sunday.

The senior Israeli official says the Palestinian Authority was planning to host a meeting aimed “at promoting the establishment of a Palestinian state.”

Saudi Arabia and France are cohosting a conference at the United Nations next month aimed at advancing a two-state solution, and Paris is weighing whether or not it will use the platform to recognize a Palestinian state.

the Israeli official asserts:
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“Israel will not cooperate with moves designed to harm it and its security,”

The move is likely to further strain Israel’s relations with regional Arab states, which have already deteriorated significantly since the outbreak of the Gaza war.