Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar on Monday rejected the establishment of a Palestinian state as a “realistic” goal, amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.“I don’t think this position is realistic today and we must be realistic,” the newly appointed minister said in response to a question over the creation of a Palestinian state in exchange for a normalization of ties between Israel and Arab countries.For the latest updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict, visit our dedicated page.A Palestinian state would be “a Hamas state,” Saar added, referring to the Palestinian militant group in Gaza with which Israel has been at war for more than a year.The normalization drive was a part of the 2020 Abraham Accords overseen by Donald Trump and the process could resume after he returns to the White House following last week’s US presidential election.While he spoke in Jerusalem, Arab and Muslim leaders gathered in Saudi Arabia for a summit addressing the wars in Gaza and Lebanon, where Israel