Trump says he will ‘not allow Israel to annex West Bank’ and that a Gaza deal ‘could happen pretty soon’

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank, rejecting calls from some far-right politicians in Israel who want to extend sovereignty over the area and snuff out hopes for a Palestinian state. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced some pressure from allies to annex the West Bank, prompting alarm among Arab leaders, some of whom met on Tuesday with Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. “I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. Nope, I will not allow it.

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