Saudi Arabia affirmed, on Tuesday, its "categorical rejection of extremist Israeli statements" regarding the displacement of the Palestinian people from their land, and indicated that permanent peace (in the region) will not be achieved except by accepting the principle of peaceful coexistence through the two-state solution.

This came during a cabinet meeting chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman, according to the official Saudi Press Agency.

According to the agency, the Saudi Council of Ministers discussed "current developments on the regional and international arenas."

He expressed "categorical rejection of the extremist Israeli statements regarding the displacement of the brotherly Palestinian people from their land", and stressed "the centrality of the Palestinian cause to Saudi Arabia".

He stressed that "lasting peace will not be achieved except by accepting the principle of peaceful coexistence through the two-state solution."

On Friday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “Saudi Arabia has vast areas and can establish a Palestinian state on them.”

This came in response to a question from the Israeli Channel 14 broadcaster regarding Riyadh’s insistence on establishing a Palestinian state in order to normalize relations with Tel Aviv, days after US President Donald Trump spoke about his country’s intention to seize the Gaza Strip and displace Palestinians from it, and that Saudi Arabia no longer stipulates the establishment of a Palestinian state for normalization with Israel.

Since January 25, Trump has been promoting a plan to displace the Palestinians of Gaza to neighboring countries such as Egypt and Jordan, which was rejected by both countries, and was joined by other Arab countries and regional and international organizations.

Saudi Arabia responded in two strongly worded statements from the Foreign Ministry rejecting the displacement. The first affirmed that “the Kingdom’s position on the establishment of a Palestinian state is a firm, steadfast and unwavering position, and this firm position is not subject to negotiation or outbidding,” and that “the Kingdom will not establish diplomatic relations with Israel without that.”

The second statement rejected Netanyahu's statements and considered them "extremist and occupying, and does not understand what the Palestinian land means to the Palestinian people."