Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has said that unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state would force Israel to take “unilateral actions”, following announcements by several countries, including France, that they plan to take such a step, AFP reports.

“There have been talks about an initiative to unilaterally recognise a Palestinian state… any attempt to do so unilaterally will only harm future prospects for a bilateral process and will push us for unilateral actions in response,” Saar said at a press conference in Jerusalem.