Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has assured that he has conveyed to the United States his rejection of the future establishment of a Palestinian State in the face of a possible end to hostilities in the Gaza Strip. “I told this truth to our American friends and stopped their attempt to force a reality on us that would harm Israel’s security,” he explained in a press conference, adding that this position will not prevent Israel from expanding “the circle of peace” with the Arab countries.

Netanyahu has thus highlighted that “Israel must maintain security control over all the territory west of the Jordan River” and has pointed out that the conflict is not about “the lack of a Palestinian State”, but about the existence of a Jewish one. , according to the newspaper ‘The Times of Israel’. Likewise, Netanyahu has defended that Stopping attacks in the Gaza Strip against the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) “could harm Israel’s security for generations” and recalled that “only military pressure” will lead to the release of the hostages in the Palestinian enclave.

“The Government, under my mandate, will not settle for anything less than a total victory,” he stressed, adding that hostilities will drag on for months, although Israel is willing to fight “on all fronts until all objectives are achieved.” achieved.

In response, the State Department spokesperson United States, Matthew Miller, He pointed out in a press conference that it will not be possible to resolve the challenges facing Israel in the long term and those of Gaza in the short term, such as reconstruction, governance or security, without the establishment of a Palestinian state.

In this sense, Miller has indicated that the United States sees an end to the conflict “in the short term,” as does Israel. “We believe that the only way to resolve the long-term challenge is to offer a solution that meets the legitimate hopes, dreams and aspirations of the Palestinian people,” she added. Likewise, she has called on Israel to take advantage of the “historic opportunity” – the first time this has happened since the founding of the State – that the countries of the Middle East region want to bring their positions closer.

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The spokesman for the Presidency of the Palestinian Authority, Nabil abú Rudeina, has also assured that there will be no stability in the Middle East without the recognition of a Palestinian State, in response to the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, who a few hours earlier had transferred to United States its refusal to take this measure. “Without the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital and with the 1967 borders there will be no security or stability in the region,” Rudeina declared, as reported by the Palestinian news agency WAFA.

Furthermore, he has expressed that Netanyahu’s words confirm that “this (Israeli) government is determined to push the entire region into the abyss”, and has blamed Israeli “aggressive policies” for the serious situation of regional instability. The spokesperson insisted that condemnations and complaints “are no longer enough” and that stability will only come with an internationally recognized State of Palestine. Finally, he has blamed the United States for the deterioration of security and stability in the Middle East due to its “blind support for the Israeli occupation.”