Oman’s foreign minister says his country is following the ongoing escalation in the region with great concern.

The escalation continues without a solution to “the unjust war” in Gaza and the death of tens of thousands of innocent civilians, Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi said in a statement to the Oman News Agency, according to Al-Jazeera. 

He added that the only solution to the conflict lies in addressing its causes and motives, starting with the recognition of the independent Palestinian state and the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the occupied Palestinian territory.