'Saudi pauses Israel diplomatic talks'

By Agence France-Presse

Oct 16, 2023 12:08 am

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has suspended talks on potentially normalizing ties with Israel, a source told (Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Saturday, as the war raged between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Hamas launched a large-scale attack on Israel on October 7 which killed 1,300 people, sparking a retaliatory bombing campaign that has killed at least 2,215 in the Gaza Strip before a potential Israeli ground invasion of the territory.

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