Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied that he informed US President Joe Biden of the possibility of establishing a Palestinian state.

This came in a rare statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, which usually avoids making statements on the Sabbath, the holy holiday for religious Jews, in response to a report published on Saturday by the American CNN network, which said that Netanyahu told Biden that “his words in a press conference on Thursday were not intended to exclude any possibility of the establishment of a Palestinian state.

The statement, a copy of which was received by Anatolia, said: “In the phone call he made yesterday (Friday) with President Biden, Netanyahu repeated his coordinated position for years, which he also expressed during the press conference he held two days ago.”

He added that this position states that “after eliminating Hamas, Israel must maintain full security control over the Gaza Strip, in order to ensure that Gaza no longer poses any threat to Israel, and this clashes with the demand for Palestinian sovereignty.”

In their first phone call in about a month, Biden assured Netanyahu on Friday that “a permanent political solution between Israel and Palestine will not be possible except through the two-state solution,” according to a White House statement.

On Thursday, Netanyahu said in a press conference that he informed the United States of his opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state “within any scenario for the post-war period in Gaza,” contrary to the American desire.

Netanyahu pledged to go ahead with the attack on Gaza until Israel achieves a “decisive victory over Hamas,” rejecting the idea of a Palestinian state, and saying that he “conveyed his positions to the Americans.”

Netanyahu said: “In any future arrangement, Israel needs security control over all the lands west of the Jordan River.”

He added: "The prime minister must be able to say 'no' to our friends," referring to the United States.

The United States called on Israel to reduce its attack on Gaza, and said that the establishment of a Palestinian state must be part of “the next day.”