Fidan and his Saudi counterpart discuss the situation in Gaza and ceasefire efforts.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan, discussed the situation in Gaza and efforts to achieve a ceasefire.

This came in a phone call between the two sides on Wednesday, according to sources in the Turkish Foreign Ministry.

The two sides also discussed preparations for upcoming meetings on the Palestinian issue, as well as preparations for the 51st meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, scheduled to be held in Istanbul on June 21 and 22.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been waging a war of genocide in Gaza, including killing, starvation, destruction, and forced displacement, ignoring all international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to halt it.

The genocide, backed by the United States, left more than 182,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing. Hundreds of thousands were displaced, and a famine claimed the lives of many, including children.

For 18 years, Israel has been besieging Gaza, leaving approximately 1.5 million Palestinians out of a population of approximately 2.4 million in the Strip homeless after their homes were destroyed in the war of extermination.