Riyadh, June 27 -- Saudi Arabia has called on the international community to take urgent action to stop violations against Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip.

The appeal was made by Saudi Arabia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Abdulaziz Alwasil, during a UN Security Council session on children and armed conflict, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Friday, June 26.

Alwasil said protecting children in armed conflicts is a shared global responsibility that requires coordinated efforts to address both the immediate consequences and the root causes of conflict.

Referring to the situation in Gaza, he described the ongoing conflict as a "flagrant violation of international humanitarian law and common human values"....