‘Israel will not permit establishment of a Palestinian state’: Foreign minister
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli foreign minister has said that Israel will not permit the establishment of a Palestinian state, claiming that such a state, mandated by the UN, would pose a “security threat” to Israel.
In a post on X, Israel Katz said: “Iran and Hamas have taken over the Palestinian issue.”
“A Palestinian state would mean an Iranian base in Gaza and Judea and Samaria, just like in Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq – threatening population centers, flight paths, shipping routes, and economic hubs in Israel,” said Katz, adding: “We cannot let this happen.”
The Israeli government, led by a Zionist right-wing coalition under the hardline Netanyahu, has consistently opposed the establishment of an independent Palestinian state, a position that stands in contrast to the international community’s widespread support for a two-state solution as a means to resolve the conflict that has persisted for over 76 years.
Israel has continued its war on Gaza since last October 7, killing more than 40,200 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring more than 93,000, according to local health authorities.
An ongoing blockade of Gaza has led to severe shortages of food, clean water and medicine.
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