Jeddah, Sep. 15, 2019, SPA -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Assaf affirmed that the Palestinian cause was and is still the core issue of the Islamic world, asserting that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will not hesitate or lag behind in supporting the Palestinian people with all means in order to restore their legitimate rights with establishing a Palestinian State with borders of 1967 and East Al-Quds as its capital. In a speech during the extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Foreign Ministers held in Jeddah today at a request of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Al-Assaf condemned Israeli Prime Minister's declaration vowing to expand jewish settlements in the West Bank, had he been reelected. "The Israeli Prime Minister's declaration is wrong and rejected," the minister said, adding that the Palestinian cause is Muslims' number-one cause. "It is on top of our organization's priorities," he stated, calling for greater efforts to reach a peaceful settlement, and back up legitimate rights of the Palestinian people until ending the occupation. --SPA 19:03 LOCAL TIME 16:03 GMT 0025 www.spa.gov.sa/w1172214