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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will not allow itself to be forced into a two-state solution in the wake of the Gaza war. “Israel outright rejects international dictates regarding a permanent settlement with the Palestinians,” Netanyahu posted on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, in the early hours of Friday. “Such an arrangement will be reached only through direct negotiations between the parties, without preconditions.” Israel would also continue to oppose the unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state, he continued. “Such recognition in the wake of the Octo…