Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also told Abbas the Gulf kingdom continued "to stand by the Palestinian people to achieve their legitimate rights to a decent life, achieve their hopes and aspirations, and achieve just and lasting peace," the official Saudi Press Agency reported.
Reeling from the Palestinian Islamist group's unprecedented ground, air and sea attacks, Israel has counted 800 dead and launched a withering barrage of strikes on Gaza that have raised the death toll there to 687.
The spiraling violence kicked off amid speculation that Saudi Arabia, which has never recognized Israel, would agree to normalize ties as part of a deal in which it would obtain security guarantees from the United States as well as assistance developing a civilian nuclear program. (Read More)