US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken made two separate phone calls with the Saudi and Qatari foreign ministers about the recent Israeli escalation in Gaza, after his tour in the region, which included Israel, the West Bank, Egypt and Jordan.
The American minister said that he discussed a communication he described as important with Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani.
Efforts to stabilize the ceasefire and mobilize the international community to advance relief efforts in Gaza.
In this context, Saudi television said that Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan discussed in a phone call with his American counterpart Anthony Blinken the strategic partnership between the two countries and aspects of cooperation on regional and international challenges.
As for the US State Department, it stated that Blinken expressed Washington's support for the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian resistance and other parties in Gaza.
The Foreign Ministry also confirmed that the Saudi and American ministers discussed efforts made to limit the risks of a new conflict.
Blinken raised - during the call - the importance of international support for humanitarian and development efforts in the Gaza Strip.
Blinken left Jordan Thursday morning to return to the United States after his two-day tour, during which he sought to strengthen the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian resistance in Gaza.
Blinken met with King Abdullah II of Jordan yesterday evening, and held talks with Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi.
Blinken wrote - in a tweet this morning after his meeting with Safadi - "We have shown our joint support for the ceasefire and efforts to enforce its respect. Palestinians and Israelis have the right to live in safety and enjoy freedom, prosperity and democracy itself."
Blinken met yesterday in Cairo with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, whose country played a pivotal role in reaching a cessation of confrontations after 11 days of the Israeli escalation on Gaza.
Blinken stressed during the tour - which began the day before Tuesday in Israel and then the occupied West Bank - of Washington's determination to "rebuild" the relationship with the Palestinians, stressing at the same time the "right" of Israel to defend itself.
He also renewed his country's support for the Israeli and Palestinian "two-state solution", contradicting the position of the previous US administration, stressing that Washington intends to reopen its consulate in East Jerusalem, referring to the development of relations with the Palestinian Authority.
Blinken announced - via Twitter - that Washington had provided "urgent" support to the Palestinian people with more than 360 million dollars, and affirmed that his country "will stimulate the international community to provide more aid for the humanitarian and development efforts of the Palestinians."