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Israeli Agriculture Minister Avi Dichter also addressed a ministerial panel in Marrakesh.
Last week, Tourism Minister Haim Katz became the first Israeli minister to publicly visit the kingdom.
The arms were reportedly destined for Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The former CIA director and U.S. secretary of state said insistence on a Palestinian state could derail a deal.
Shlomo Karhi is attending a global conference of the Universal Postal Union in Saudi Arabia.
“We’re making the crack in the wall; after us people will blow up the wall,” says Israeli Tourism Minister Haim Katz of his historic visit to the kingdom.
“There is a delegation here in the country for the first time. I hope they were received well. Welcome,” said Saudi Tourism Minister Ahmed Al Khateeb.
The 2,300-year-old tomb was found aside the capital’s Hebron Road.
“The use or threat of use of nuclear weapons constitutes a clear violation of international law and the U.N. Charter, especially from Israel,” said Iran’s U.N. ambassador.
Some reports suggest the blast resulted from a sabotage operation targeting the Imam Ali base.
The visitors are led by Nayef al-Sudairi, Riyadh’s first non-resident envoy to the P.A. and consul general to Jerusalem.
The Saudi foreign minister made no direct mention of Israel or normalization in his UNGA speech; the American Jewish reaction to Netanyahu’s address was also scant.