VIDEO: "I did not agree to a Palestinian state," Netanyahu reiterates after Trump talks

'Israeli' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged that 'Israel’s' military will continue to operate in most of Gaza, even as he expressed support for a peace plan for the territory unveiled by US President Donald Trump.

In a video statement posted on his Telegram channel early Tuesday, Netanyahu said, “We will recover all our hostages, alive and well, while the [Israeli military] will remain in most of the Gaza Strip.”

The Prime Minister also addressed reports suggesting that he had consented to the creation of a Palestinian state during his White House meeting with Trump the previous day.

“Not at all, and it is not written in the agreement. One thing was made clear: We will strongly oppose a Palestinian state,” he said in the same video.

Meanwhile, 'Israeli' Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich issued scathing criticism on Monday of Netanyahu’s decision to approve a US-backed ceasefire plan for Gaza, calling it a dangerous return to “Oslo-style illusions."

In a lengthy post on X, Smotrich accused 'Israel’s' leadership of discarding the lessons of October 7 and of surrendering hard-won battlefield gains to foreign powers and “glittering diplomatic ceremonies.” He warned that Netanyahu’s acceptance of Donald Trump’s framework, centered on a ceasefire, the creation of a Palestinian police force trained by Egypt and Jordan, and renewed international involvement, amounted to a “historic missed opportunity” to permanently sever ties with the Oslo peace process.

He wrote, “A resounding diplomatic failure… and in my estimation, it will also end in tears. Our children will be forced to fight in Gaza again.”

Smotrich described Netanyahu’s move as “a tragedy of leadership fleeing from the truth,” arguing that it traded “tangible achievements on the ground for political illusions.” He suggested the deal risked emboldening Hamas and undermining 'Israel’s' long-term security, and criticized what he called the “destructive hostage campaign” and “military foot-dragging” that weakened 'Israel’s' position.

The finance minister concluded by urging caution despite the widespread relief sparked by Netanyahu’s decision, “The celebrations since yesterday are simply absurd.”