As France and Saudi Arabia convene a summit to renew the push for a two-state solution, the Israeli leader said, “A Palestinian state will not be established.”

Both the Israeli and US governments say recognition is a diplomatic gift for Hamas, warning it will bolster the group.

France and Saudi Arabia hope to use this year's gathering of world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly and the increasingly horrific war in the Gaza Strip to inject new urgency into the quest for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Several more countries are expected to formally recognize a Palestinian state at a world summit convened on Monday by France and Saudi Arabia, a day after Australia, Britain, Canada, and Portugal took the step,

France and Saudi Arabia will convene dozens of world leaders on Monday to rally support for a two-state solution, with several of them expected to formally recognise a Palestinian state - a move that could draw harsh Israeli and U.

France and Saudi Arabia will convene dozens of world leaders to rally support for a two-state solution, with Israel and the United States boycotting the summit.

Dozens of world leaders will gather Monday to rally support for a two-state solution at the United Nations General Assembly after a number of U.S. allies formally recognized Palestine as a state.

President Emmanuel Macron, backed by several other European countries, described France's move as a "necessity".