Saudi Arabia's foreign minister said on Tuesday that Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea are connected to the war in Gaza and there is a need for an immediate ceasefire there.

Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said during the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos that the kingdom's priority is finding a path to de-escalation through a ceasefire in Gaza.

(Reporting by Maha El Dahan, Aziz El Yaakoubi and Pesha Magid; Editing by Andrew Heavens)