Host Saudi tells global economic summit the world has failed Gaza

On Sunday, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Farhan said the international community has failed Gaza and reiterated his call for a Palestinian state at a global economic summit in Riyadh attended by a host of mediators.

US Secretary of State Blinken, Palestinian leaders and high-ranking officials from other countries trying to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas are attending the summit in Riyadh, capital of the world's biggest crude oil exporter.The war in Gaza, which has sent regional tensions soaring, began with an unprecedented attack on southern Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas on October 7.