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.

In an interview with Israel-based Channel 14, Benjamin Netanyahu had asserted that Saudi Arabia should establish a Palestinian state within its own borders, if the desert kingdom is so adamant on creating one.

Saudi Arabia has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s suggestion that the kingdom’s land be used to establish a Palestinian state, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday. In a statement, the Saudi Foreign Ministry accused Netanyahu of attempting to “divert attention” from Israel’s ongoing “crimes” in Gaza,

Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries on Sunday (Feb 9) condemned remarks by Israel's prime minister who appeared to suggest in an interview that a Palestinian state could be established on Saudi territory.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he was committed to peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia and that he believed he would succeed in achieving that goal. "I think peace between Israel and Saudi Arabia is not only feasible, I think it's going to happen," Netanyahu told reporters in Washington.

The Israeli prime minister's statement is the latest slap in the face of the normalisation process with Riyadh, which has just condemned a US proposal to displace Palestinians

Arab League and Saudi Arabia slam Netanyahu’s Palestinian state remarks, calling them a diversion from Gaza’s crisis. #Netanyahu #SaudiArabia

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Saudi officials can "create a Palestinian state in their country".

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, the first Gulf countries to normalize relations with Israel under the 2020 Abraham Accords, have condemned recent Israeli proposals to relocate Palestinians to Saudi Arabia.