Riyadh, Feb. 12 -- The Saudi Council of Ministers has strongly rejected "extremist" Israeli statements advocating for the displacement of Palestinians from their land.

During its session held on Tuesday, February 11, in Riyadh, chaired by Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, the Saudi cabinet reaffirmed the centrality of the Palestinian cause to the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

The council emphasised that lasting peace can only be achieved through the acceptance of peaceful coexistence based on a two-state solution.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an interview with Channel 14 during his February 6 visit to the United States, suggested that Saudi Arabia could host a Palestinian state on i...