DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday said the kingdom would not recognise Israel without a Palestinian state and strongly condemned the "crimes of the Israeli occupation" against the Palestinian people.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reiterated that Saudi Arabia will not recognize Israel without the creation of an independent Palestinian state. MBS made these remarks during his address to the Shura Council,

"The kingdom will not stop its tireless work towards the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital, and we affirm that the kingdom will not establish diplomatic relations with Israel without that,

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has reiterated that Saudi Arabia will not recognise Israel without the creation of an independent Palestinian state. In a speech on Wednesday, he strongly condemned what he described as the “crimes of the Israeli occupation” against the Palestinian people.

His comments reflect an apparent toughening of his views on an issue that could reshape the diplomatic map of the Middle East.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, commonly known as MbS, reiterated the kingdom’s stance on Israel, stating that Saudi Arabia would not recognize Israel without the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.