Muslim countries warned Trump to dangers of Israeli annexation of West Bank: Saudi FM
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud has said that Arab and Muslim leaders who met US President Donald Trump on Wednesday made clear their opposition to Israel annexing the occupied West Bank.
“Some countries made very clear to the president the danger of annexation of any type in the West Bank and the risk that poses not just to the potential of peace in Gaza, but also to any sustainable peace at all,” he said.
“And I feel confident that President Trump understood the position of the Arab and Muslim countries.” Israeli officials have repeatedly said they would annex the territory following a wave of European countries joining a global position by recognising a Palestinian state.
According to several US outlets, Trump committed to not allowing Israel to annex the territory.
Trump says he will not allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank
US President Donald Trump has said that he will not allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank, which will come as a blow to Netanyahu, who has been signalling that his administration would do so.
Speaking at the Oval Office, Trump said: “I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. I will not allow it. Not going to happen.”
After a reporter asked if Trump spoke to Netanyahu, he responded: “Whether I spoke to him or not, I did, but I’m not allowing Israel to annex the West Bank. There has been enough, time to stop now”.
The US president’s comments come hours after he reiterated that a Gaza deal was close.
Trump says ‘we can get it done’ on a Gaza deal
US President Donald Trump says he still has to meet with Israeli leaders, but that a deal to end the war in Gaza is close.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff said Wednesday that Trump had presented a peace plan to leaders of several Muslim-majority countries in a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Yet Palestinian leaders are excluded... And he has yet to talk with Israeli leaders as well. What deal is he trying to make?
