Saudi Arabia calls for 'maximum pressure' on Israel to allow Gaza aid

Saudi Arabia called on Friday for pressure to be put on Israel to ensure the steady flow of aid into the Gaza Strip after the country imposed a blockade on the entry of crucial humanitarian supplies.

"I demand the exercise of maximum pressure to ensure the continuous and sufficient flow of aid into the Strip," Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan said after a meeting with regional counterparts in southern Turkey.