A view over the separation wall and the Arab village of Al-Eizariya, near where the Israeli government plans to build a new neighborhood as part of E1 settlement project on August 22, 2025 in near Jerusalem, Israel. Amir Levy/Getty Images

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank.

“I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. Nope, I will not it. It’s not going to happen,” he said in the Oval Office, acknowledging that he had spoken to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier in the day on the topic. “It’s been enough. It’s time to stop now,” he added.

Trump’s declaration comes after his administration on Tuesday proposed to Arab leaders a 21-point peace plan to end the war in Gaza , which led to an exchange of ideas amon

See Full Page