United States President Donald Trump has said that he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank, after threats by some Israeli cabinet members to do so to kill any two-state solution.
Trump’s response came after he was asked whether he had promised Arab leaders during a meeting at the United Nations this week that he would prevent any annexation.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised not to allow a Palestinian state even as far-right members of his cabinet have threatened to annex the West Bank in response to the recent recognition of a Palestinian state by several Western countries.
Israeli officials have said that Netanyahu is due to visit the White House on Monday