Saudi Arabia have recently and reportedly said US that there will be not be any sort of ties with the country Israel without the Palestinian state and latest reports are giving rise to a speculation that if the close friend of US President Donald Trump named Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has actually ended up ditching him.

The Saudi response was swift — reiterating Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s demands for an independent Palestinian state as part of any normalization agreement and rejecting the “infringement on the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people” or “attempts to displace” them from their land.

However, Saudi Arabia's response to Israel's attack on Gaza in October 2023 had been relatively muted. Amid the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a new tension has emerged that can affect Tel Aviv and Saudi Arabia's relations.