Riyadh, Aug. 22 -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Friday, August 22, voiced deep concern following the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report confirming famine in the Gaza Strip, condemning what it described as genocide committed by Israeli forces against civilians.

In a statement, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is "a direct result of the absence of mechanisms to deter and hold accountable the repeated crimes of the Israeli occupation."

It warned that such crimes "will remain a stain on the brow of the international community, especially the permanent members of the Security Council, unless swift action is taken to end the famine and stop the war of extermination agai...