Arab ministers slam 'Israel's obstruction' in decision to postpone West Bank visit

A delegation of Arab ministers who had planned to make a rare visit to the Israeli-occupied West Bank have condemned Israel as they announced the postponement of the trip due to what they called "Israel's obstruction."

The group, led by the Saudi Foreign Ministry, had planned to travel from Jordan to the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday and meet with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

"The committee decided to postpone the visit to Ramallah in light of Israel's obstruction of its mission by refusing the delegation entry through airspace in the occupied West Bank controlled by Israel," Jordan's Foreign Ministry said in a statement posted on the social media platform X.

The ministers slammed the reported Israeli decision, calling it a "flagrant violation of Israel's obligations as the occupying power," the ministry added.

The delegation involved ministers from Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia. The United Arab Emirates and Turkey were also expected to be involved.

There was no official Israeli comment on the visit.

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