U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank.
"I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "No, I will not allow it. It's not going to happen."
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.
Asked whether he had warned Netanyahu against such a move when they spoke earlier Thursday, he said: "Yeah, but I'm not going to allow it.
"Whether I spoke to him or not – I did, but I'm not allowing Israel to annex the West Bank. There's been enough. It's time to stop now."
