Saudi Arabia hailed on Monday a move by Argentina and Brazil to recognize an independent Palestinian state on 1967 borders, state-run SPA news agency reported.

Following a weekly cabinet meeting, Saudi government spokesman Abdulaziz Khoja said the cabinet praised the step as “an important development in the international support for the national legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.”

The cabinet also expressed concerns over, what it called, violations by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories, including demolition of Palestinian homes and Judaization of the occupied city of Jerusalem, he said.

The ministers called on Arab and Islamic nations to “take a firm stance to deter Israel from continuing such violations that destabilized security in the region and the world.”

Earlier this month, Brazil and Argentina recognized an independent and free Palestinian state on the borders of 1967, after the Palestinian-Israeli peace talks hit a deadlock.

Uruguay announced soon afterward it will follow suit next year.

The talks hit a snag after a 10-month moratorium on settlements building in the occupied West Bank ended on Sep. 26 with Israel refusing to extend it. The Palestinians insist that Israel’s settlement activities in all occupied lands stop before it would go to direct talks.