RIYADH: Saudi Arabia will host an Arab-Islamic summit on Saturday focused on the situation in Gaza, the Foreign Ministry said late on Friday. The conference, which is a result of consultations between the Kingdom, Arab league, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, will be held in the Saudi capital. Saudi Arabia has consistently called for an end to the bloodshed in the occupied territories. In his opening remarks on Friday at a Saudi-African Summit, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reiterated the Kingdom’s “condemnation of the Israeli occupation authorities’ violation of international humanitarian law in Gaza.” This week, the Israeli army advanced into Gaza City in the north of the Strip, resulting in a deluge of civilians flooding to the south of the enclave, where Israel promised they would be safer. Gaza’s health ministry said 11,000 people have been killed since the war began, and 27,000 have been injured. Israel has conducted a massive military operation into the occupied territory after Hamas militants killed 1,200 Israelis living near Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. The World Health Organization said on Friday that Gaza health services were at a breaking point. Hospitals are are nearly out of crucial medical supplies and lack of water and electricity are hampering their work. Doctors are treating patients without anesthesia. Israel has imposed a blockade as part of its campaign limiting the number of humanitarian supplies entering Gaza.