DUBAI, November 11. /TASS/. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has called for a halt to military operations in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages held by the radical Palestinian movement Hamas.

"We reiterate our call for an immediate halt [to Israeli military operations in Gaza] and reiterate the call for the release of the hostages being held," he said at the opening of an extraordinary summit of the League of Arab States (LAS) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh.