Photo: A screenshot from a video statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, released by AP

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a response to a number of countries recognizing a Palestinian state, according to multiple media reports. 

"You are giving a huge prize to terrorism," Netanyahu said in a video statement, according to the Associated Press. 

"And I have another message for you. It will not happen. There will be no Palestinian state west of the Jordan River. For years, l have prevented the establishment of this terrorist state despite tremendous pressure both domestically and internationally. We did this with determination and we did it with diplomatic wisdom," said Netanyahu.

He noted in the video that "Moreover, we doubled Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria and we will continue on this path. The response to the latest attempt to impose a terrorist state in the heart of our land will be given after my return from the United States. Wait for it."

A CNN report noted that Netanyahu said Israel will fight at the UN and other international forums "against the slanderous propaganda aimed at us," as well as the calls to create a Palestinian state that he said "will endanger our existence and constitute an absurd prize for terrorism," according to CNN.

He vowed the international community "will hear from us on this matter in the following days," a possible reference to internal discussions about annexation of the occupied West Bank, said the report.

Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal all recognized a Palestinian state on Sunday in a move borne out of frustration over the Gaza war and intended to promote a two-state solution, prompting a furious response from Israel, according to a Reuters report on Sunday. 

The decision by four nations from the West, which has traditionally allied with Israel, aligned them with more than 140 other countries also backing Palestinians' aspiration to forge an independent homeland from the occupied territories, said the report. 

Reuters also noted that Britain's decision carried particular symbolism given its major role in Israel's creation as a modern nation in the aftermath of World War Two. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that "The man-made humanitarian crisis in Gaza reaches new depths. The Israeli government's relentless and increasing bombardment of Gaza, the offensive of recent weeks, the starvation and devastation are utterly intolerable."

Global Times