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

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.

Just a year after announcing that diplomatic ties with Israel were getting closer, Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader has shut down talk of normalisation as

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,

Bin Salman also denounces 'Israeli occupation crimes' and violations of international humanitarian law in his annual speech to lawmakers

"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 Arabia's de facto ruler said Wednesday that the kingdom will not establish ties with Israel until a Palestinian state has been created, in a blow to US efforts to seal a normalisation deal."The kingdom will not cease its tireless efforts to establish an independent Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital,

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.