DOHA, March 18. /TASS/. Saudi Arabia calls on the global community to immediately intervene in the situation in the Gaza Strip and stop Israel’s crimes there, the country’s Foreign Ministry said.

The ministry condemned Israel’s renewed "aggression against the Gaza Strip and strikes on areas populated by unarmed civilians." Riyadh has called on the global community "to stick to its commitments and immediately intervene to put an end to these crimes and humanitarian suffering of the brotherly Palestinian people," it stressed.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on March 18 that a series of strikes had been delivered on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office explained the move by Hamas' rejections of proposals advanced after talks with US envoy Steve Witkoff. According to the latest data provided by Gaza’s health ministry, the death toll from the new spiral of escalation has exceeded 400, while more than 560 people have been injured.