Saudis deny meeting Israeli chief of staff
Saudi Arabia has denied Israeli reports that its chief of staff had a meeting with his Israeli counterpart. A statement by the Saudi defence ministry said the report that Chief of Staff General Fayyad Bin Hamed Al Ruwaili met Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Gadi Eisenkot was baseless and lacked credibility.
“The fact is Al Ruwaili took part in the Counter– Violent Extremist Organisations conference for military commanders in Washington to discuss ways to confront extremist and violent groups. The conference on October 15-16 was attended by participants from 81 countries,” a defence ministry oficial said.