Israeli ministers reject Palestinian statehood as part of post war plan
Palestinians shop in an open-air market near the ruins of houses and buildings destroyed in Israeli strikes in Nuseirat refugee camp, Central Gaza Strip on November 30, 2023. PHOTO | REUTERS
Top ministers in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government rejected Palestinian statehood on Thursday following a Washington Post report that Israel's main ally the United States was advancing plans to establish a Palestinian state.
"We will in no way agree to this plan, which says Palestinians deserve a prize for the terrible massacre they carried out against us: a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital," Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said.
