Washington is preparing a “permanent peace” plan, and Israeli ministers reject the Palestinian state. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said that he would under no circumstances agree to a two-state solution.
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir said that the world wants to give the Palestinians a state, and that this will not happen. The Times of Israel quoted Diaspora Minister Amichai Shikli as saying that Israel must resist the American plan and threaten to take unilateral steps.