Abdul Aziz Al-Khamis, a senior Saudi journalist, said in an interview with ynet studio that U.S. President Donald Trump "needs Saudi Arabia's support in the Middle East, and Israel will have to give something in return for normalizing relations with Saudi Arabia." According to him, "The Israeli-Palestinian conflict must be resolved, and part of the problem is the situation in the Gaza Strip." Al-Khamis referred to the Hamas terror organization as "an extension of Iran."