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RIYADH: Conjoined Jamaican twins Azaria and Azura arrived in Riyadh on Monday with their parents to undergo evaluation for their potential medical separation.

The evaluation took place following a directive by the Kingdom’s leadership, the Saudi Press Agency reported.

The twins were taken to King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital, renowned for its advanced pediatric facility and specialization in conjoined twins.

Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabeeah, supervisor general of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, and head of the surgical team for the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program, highlighted his team’s extensive experience in separating twins.

Rabeeah is also adviser to the Royal Court.

His team earlier this week separated Syrian conjoined twins Celine and Eline in an eight-hour procedure.

The 17-month-old twins, born in February last year at Beirut’s Rafik Hariri Hospital in a triplet birth, were conjoined at the chest and abdomen.

Their brother, Sanad, was born separately.

The twins were medically evacuated to Riyadh in December 2024 to receive specialized care in preparation for the surgery.

RIYADH: ����ֱ��’s ambassador to the US said on Tuesday that the two-state solution to the Palestine-Israel crisis remains the “only path to justice, security, and stability,” as the Kingdom and France lead a major UN conference on the situation.

Princess Reema bint Bandar wrote on X: “The suffering in Gaza, the despair in the West Bank, and the insecurity in Israel demand a new reality.”

She said the Kingdom has long backed a two-state solution as the only viable path to lasting peace.

“This is not merely a diplomatic position; it is a moral, strategic, and practical necessity grounded in justice and the pursuit of a shared future,” she wrote.

����ֱ�� and France led a high-level international conference on the peaceful settlement of the Palestinian issue and the implementation of the two-state solution at the UN on Monday.

Princess Reema stated: “The two-state solution is essential because it addresses the root causes of the conflict: the denial of Palestinian self-determination and the insecurity that fuels extremism on both sides.”

“The Kingdom of ����ֱ�� has championed a peaceful resolution for decades, known as the Arab Peace Initiative, based on the conviction that peace in the region is inseparable from justice for Palestinians.”

Israel has been conducting a devastating military assault on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023.

This came after Hamas attacked settlements near the Gaza border, resulting in the deaths of 1,200 people and around 250 hostages being taken back to the enclave by the group.

The Israeli regime has subsequently killed over 60,000 people, and displaced millions, with Tel Aviv facing charges of war crimes and genocide.

Israel blocked aid to Gaza for 11 weeks earlier this year and has been killing hungry civilians looking for food at aid centers run by an Israeli-backed foundation.

UN vehicles began reentering the territory over the weekend and aid drops have also restarted, after an international outcry over Israel’s deliberate starvation of the civilian population in Gaza.

“The humanitarian toll is staggering: 1.9 million Palestinians are displaced, and famine looms as aid trickles in. A two-state solution is the only framework that can end the bloodshed, rebuild Gaza, and create a sustainable future,” Princess Reema wrote.

“The war in Gaza and the broader conflicts in the region underscore the urgency of this moment.”