Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader, has said Palestinians would be “very important” in any deal to normalise ties with Israel, as the two countries move closer to a historic agreement.
In his first interview with an American TV channel since 2019, Prince Mohammed said the US, Israel and Saudi Arabia were making progress on talks towards normalising relations, but indicated the future of Palestine remained a sticking point.
“For us, the Palestinian issue is very important. We need to solve that part,” he said in an excerpt from an interview with Fox News released on Wednesday. “We hope that will reach a place, that it will ease the life of the Palestinians, get Israel as a player in the Middle East.”