BAKU. Azerbaijan, September 30.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he did not agree to a Palestinian state during his talks with US President Donald Trump at the White House the previous day,TurkicWorld reports citing AlAwsat .
"Not at all, and it is not written in the agreement. One thing was made clear: We will strongly oppose a Palestinian state," Netanyahu said in a video posted overnight Monday to Tuesday on his Telegram channel.
He also said the Israeli military would stay in most of Gaza, after he gave his backing to a peace plan for the Palestinian territory unveiled by Trump.
"We will recover all our hostages, alive and well, while the (Israeli military) will remain in most of the Gaza Strip," he added.
Speaking at a joint White House press conference following a meeting with Netanyahu, Trump said they were "beyond very close" to an elusive peace deal for Gaza. But he warned Hamas that Israel would have full US support to take whatever action it deemed necessary if it rejects what he has offered.
The White House released a 20-point document that called for an immediate ceasefire, an exchange of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel, a staged Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, Hamas disarmament and a transitional government led by an international body.
