Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Tel Aviv will maintain its security control over the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, "with or without a permanent political settlement that includes the establishment of a Palestinian state."

Netanyahu said in a recorded speech broadcast on his official account on the "X" platform: "In recent days, we have witnessed unilateral pressure on us to impose the establishment of a Palestinian state that would jeopardize the existence of the State of Israel."

He added: "For this reason, I presented the government with a proposed decision stating that Israel will oppose any attempt to unilaterally impose the establishment of a Palestinian state on it."

He continued: "Despite differing opinions within the government regarding a permanent settlement, this proposal was unanimously accepted by all government participants."

Netanyahu added: "We are all united in the position that Israel must not submit to international dictates on such an existential issue."

He said: "Today, I present the agreed proposal for the approval of the Knesset, and I am confident that it will gain an overwhelming majority, and this will clarify to the world that there is a very broad unity within Israel against the international attempt to impose a Palestinian state on it."

Addressing Israelis, Netanyahu said: "Everyone knows that I have opposed for decades the establishment of a Palestinian state that would jeopardize our existence. My position has been and remains clear, and it has become stronger after the horrific October 7 massacre," according to his expression.

He added: "In any situation, whether with or without a permanent settlement, Israel will retain full security control over the entire area west of the Jordan, which of course includes Judea and Samaria (the biblical name for the West Bank) and the Gaza Strip."

Netanyahu concluded by saying: "Even those who hold different views agree that after October 7, we must make decisions concerning our existence and future ourselves, so I call on all Zionist parties to vote in favor of the proposal we will present to the Knesset (parliament) tonight."

On Sunday, the Israeli government approved, during its weekly session, a proposal submitted by Netanyahu not to unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state.

The proposal states that Israel "totally rejects international dictates regarding a permanent settlement with the Palestinians," and also emphasizes that "such an arrangement will only be reached through direct negotiations between the two parties, without preconditions."

According to the proposal, "Israel will continue to oppose unilateral recognition of the Palestinian state," and considered that "such recognition after the October 7 massacre would grant a huge, unparalleled reward to terrorism, and would prevent any peaceful settlement in the future."

On Saturday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany that Israel has a great opportunity to achieve peace with Palestine.

He added: "We understand and support Israel in finding a way to prevent what happened on October 7 from happening again," affirming that establishing a Palestinian state has become "a more urgent need than ever before."