CAIRP / ABU DHABI - Saudi Arabia affirmed its categorical rejection of remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about displacing Palestinians from their land, the foreign ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

Israeli officials have suggested the establishment of a Palestinian state on Saudi territory. Netanyahu appeared to be joking on Thursday when he responded to an interviewer on Channel 14 who mistakenly said "Saudi state" instead of "Palestinian state", before correcting himself.

While the Saudi statement mentioned Netanyahu's name, it did not directly refer to the comments about establishing a Palestinian state in Saudi territory.

The United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Jordan also condemned the Israeli suggestions, with Cairo deeming the idea as a "direct infringement of Saudi sovereignty".

The kingdom said it valued "brotherly" states' rejection of Netanyahu's remarks.

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"This occupying extremist mindset does not comprehend what the Palestinian territory means for the brotherly people of Palestine and its conscientious, historical and legal association with that land," it said.

On Saturday, the UAE's official news agency, WAM, reported that the country had expressed its "strong condemnation and denunciation" of Netanyahu's "unacceptable and provocative" remarks, calling them "a blatant violation of international law and the United Nations Charter."

UAE Minister of State Khalifa Bin Shaheen Almarar reiterated his country's unwavering solidarity with Saudi Arabia, emphasizing its commitment to Saudi Arabia's security, stability, and sovereignty. The minister also reaffirmed the UAE's firm opposition to any actions that undermine the rights of the Palestinian people or force their displacement. He called for an immediate cessation of settlement activities, warning that such actions jeopardize regional stability and hinder prospects for peace.

Almarar further urged the international community, including the United Nations and the UN Security Council, to take decisive action against illegal practices that violate international law. He emphasized the UAE's historic commitment to defending Palestinian rights and stressed the necessity of a political solution leading to an independent Palestinian state.

"There will be no stability in the region without a two-state solution," Almarar concluded.

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Netanyahu's comments suggested that "Saudis can establish a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia; they have plenty of land there."

When asked if the creation of a Palestinian state was a precondition for normalizing ties with Saudi Arabia, Netanyahu responded, "I will not sign an agreement that endangers the State of Israel."

These remarks come amid Saudi Arabia's continued insistence that it will not establish diplomatic relations with Israel without the establishment of a Palestinian state.