#1- Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed developments in Gaza during a meeting with Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, state news agency SPA reported yesterday. They discussed ongoing efforts for the cessation of Israeli military operations against the besieged Gaza strip and means to push the peace process forward. They also mulled bolstering bilateral ties between Saudi and Spain.

#2- More aid to Gaza: Saudi’s humanitarian agency KSRelief signed a USD 5 mn joint cooperation agreement with the World Food Programme (WFP) to deliver food aid to the war torn Gaza, state news agency SPA reported yesterday. Some 377.8k people are set to benefit from the prepared foodstuffs delivered under the agreement. It comes weeks after KSRelief pledged to boost funding to the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) by USD 40 mn amid a funds crunch on the back of allegations by Israel that the agency’s staff took part in 7 October attacks. It has previously provided USD 15 mn funding to UNRWA in November and USD 2 mn in October.

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