Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques chairs Cabinet session

Riyadh, January 12, SPA -- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King
Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud chaired the Cabinet's session held in
Al-Yamamah Palace here today.

At the beginning of the session, the Custodian of the Two Holy
Mosques briefed the Cabinet on the overall communications and
consultations he held during the last few days with a number of world
leaders on the situation in Gaza Strip, the continued Israeli
aggressions and violations against the Palestinian people, and the
humanitarian situation in Gaza Strip which needs a decisive
international intervention to put an end to this disaster and compel
Israel to respond to the latest Security Council resolution regarding
the cease-fire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Strip.

In a press statement to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Minister of
Culture and Information Iyad bin Amin Madani said the Cabinet
stressed that the Kingdom is standing at all levels with the
Palestinian brothers in defending their existence and claim for their
rights. The Cabinet also stressed that the war of genocide waged by
Israel against the Palestinian people in Gaza deprives Israeli
leaders of their humanity and place their policies on a bar with
racist genocide policies.

The Cabinet expressed optimism regarding the statement of U.S.
President-elect Barack Obama in which he said that he was affected by
the humanitarian tragedy taking place in Gaza, expressing his
intention to immediately and methodically search for a just
settlement to the Palestinian issue. The Cabinet hoped that the next
U.S. administration will be more serious, objective and independent
when addressing the Palestinian issue.

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