Do you know what that is? There was a Palestinian state, it was called Gaza. Gaza, led by Hamas, was a Palestinian state, and look what we got – the biggest massacre since the Holocaust," the prime minister said.

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.

Saudi Arabia stated it will not formalize relations with Israel without establishing a Palestinian state, emphasizing East Jerusalem as its capital. The foreign ministry responded to Israeli PM Netanyahu’s optimism about normalization amidst ongoing Gaza conflict and US support for diplomatic ties.