Saudi Arabia affirmed its categorical rejection of remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about displacing Palestinians from their land, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

However, Saudi Arabia's response to Israel's attack on Gaza in October 2023 had been relatively muted. Amid the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a new tension has emerged that can affect Tel Aviv and Saudi Arabia's relations.

Saudi Arabia said it would not establish ties with Israel without the creation of a Palestinian state, contradicting President Donald Trump's claim that Riyadh was not demanding a Palestinian homeland when he said the U.

Egypt on Saturday faulted statements by Israeli officials suggesting the establishment of a Palestinian state on Saudi territory, describing it as

On his second trip abroad as Trump's secretary of state, Marco Rubio is expected to be in full damage-control mode after the president suggested the United States would "take ownership" of Gaza following his recommendation to evacuate its population.

Saudi Arabia reasserted its support for an independent state for Palestinians and warned it would not forge diplomatic relations with Israel after President Trump floated the U.S. taking over the

The UAE has strongly condemned and denounced as unacceptable and provocative the statements made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the establishment of a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia.