RIYADH, Saudi Arabia 8/1/2014 (AP) — Saudi Arabia`s King Abdullah says the Gaza war is a “collective massacre” that has spared no Palestinian living there and describes it as a “crime against humanity.”
King Abdullah`s remarks were read live on Saudi state television Friday.
The aging monarch did not make an appearance.
The Saudi king warns that the fighting in Gaza will lead to a generation of children who will grow up knowing nothing but the language of violence.
The king has been deeply involved in cease-fire talks, siding with Egypt. He held meetings with the Palestinian president, Qatar’s emir and pledged $80 million in aid for the Palestinian people.