'Red line': Egypt condemns Netanyahu's call for Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia

Egypt has strongly criticised comments by Israel's prime minister, in which he suggested that a Palestinian state could be established on Saudi territory. 

On Thursday, Benjamin Netanyahu said during an interview with Israel's Channel 14: "The Saudis can create a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia; they have a lot of land over there."

The remarks came after Riyadh reiterated that it would only normalise relations with Israel if there was a clear pathway towards Palestinian statehood. 

Without naming Netanyahu, Cairo's foreign ministry said on Saturday that it condemned the remarks "in the strongest terms". 

"Egypt condemns the irresponsible Israeli statements that incite against the kingdom and call for the establishment of a Palestinian state on Saudi lands," the ministry said. 

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