FACT CHECK · SAUDI ARABIA AND NORMALIZATION
Claim: Saudis and Israel were never close to a deal
FALSETHE ANSWER
On 20 Sep 2023 Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told Fox News 'every day we get closer' to normalising with Israel, while calling the Palestinian issue 'very important'. Oct 7 came two weeks later.
SOURCE
Fox News interview (Bret Baier), 20 Sep 2023; Gulf News
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