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 the Israel-Hamas war threatens to spread.

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.

Mohammed bin Salman said that his country will not establish diplomatic relations with Israel until a Palestinian state is created.

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