An-Najah News - The Palestinian leadership is awaiting the position of the US president-elect Joe Biden’s administration regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict said the official spokesman for the Palestinian presidency, Nabil Abu Rudeineh.

He stressed that any moves during the upcoming period will be based on the new US administration’s position 

He added if Biden’s administration recognizes the United Nations resolutions regarding Palestine the Palestinian leadership will begin in due course to reopen the Palestinian file in the international arena through the UN General Assembly and the Quartet for Middle East peace.

He also affirmed the Palestinian people’s adherence to their right to establish an independent Palestinian state 

An-Najah News - Saudi Arabia's Foreign Affairs Ministry condemned the Israeli decision to open up bidding for the construction of hundreds of new settler units in the west bank and Jerusalem.

The ministry stressed in a statement its rejection of the Israeli settlement plans to construct 1257 new housing units.

the new units are a part of an illegal West Bank settlement located between the cities of Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

The ministry said the Israeli settlement expansion decision runs counter to United Nations resolution and would undermine the two-state solution and efforts exerted towards achieving peace in the region.