Netanyahu vows no Palestinian state and seeks end to his corruption trial

At a private meeting in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Netanyahu announced that a Palestinian state will not be established and asked for his corruption trial to be terminated. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich echoed the declaration, stating his settlement agenda is intended to "kill the idea" of a Palestinian state. Former National Security Adviser Meir Ben-Shabbat added that enduring victory depends on persuading Israel's enemies that they cannot achieve their goals through force.

Additional remarks from figures such as Eveline Shekhman of the American Jewish Medical Association and U.S. UN reform representative Jeff Bartos were included in the report. The statements occur amid escalating Iran-Israel confrontations and just days before Israel's upcoming elections.