The US president is categorical Donald Trump who stated that he would not allow the Israel annex the West Bank by rejecting relevant calls for far -right Israeli ministers.
Donald Trump referred to this issue in the wake of a telephone communication he said he had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss ways to resolve the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
“I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. No, I won’t allow it. It is not going to happen, “Trump told reporters at the White House Oval Office.
Netanyahu is under pressure from far -right partners to the government to annex the West Bank, causing concern to Arab state leaders, some of whom had contact with Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
“I do not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. Much has been done. It’s time to stop, “the US president added.
Israel occupied the West Bank in the 1967 war. The Palestinians consider it an integral part of a future state, along with East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip.
About 700,000 Israeli settlers live among 2.7 million Palestinians on the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which has been attached to Israel but has not been recognized by most countries.
Israel refuses to grant control of the West Bank citing security reasons, especially after an unprecedented attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023.