JERUSALEM: Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favor of advancing two bills on annexing the occupied West Bank, an ambition openly promoted by far-right ministers in recent months. The vote came with US Vice President JD Vance visiting Israel to shore up a Gaza ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump, who has made clear he would not back annexation of the West Bank. “I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank,” Trump told reporters at the White House in September.

Netanyahu's Likud party criticises move as a way to embarrass the government during Vance's visit - insisting annexation is achieved through action on the ground

Letter signed by 44 senators comes as US vice president meets with Israeli leaders, and the Knesset passes preliminary annexation bill

The bill passed 25-24, despite opposition from PM Netanyahu, in the first of four votes it will face to become law.

JERUSALEM: Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday voted in favor of advancing two bills on annexing the occupied West Bank, an ambition openly promoted by far-right ministers in recent…

Israel's Knesset, in a preliminary vote, approved sovereignty in the West Bank, described as a political ploy by right-wing opposition during JD Vance's visit.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday condemned Israel’s move to annex the occupied West Bank, calling it a “flagrant violation” of international law, barely a week after US President…

U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Thursday condemned Israel’s parliamentary vote to annex the occupied West Bank, calling the move “an insult.” Vance...

JD Vance has criticized Israel’s parliament vote on West Bank annexation, saying the move was an “insult.”

US Vice President JD Vance described Israel’s attempts to annex the West Bank as "a very stupid political stunt"

U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticizes Israel's Parliament vote on West Bank annexation, calling it an "insult" and a political stunt.

US Vice President Vance decries 'political stunt', says Trump would not back annexation of occupied West Bank.

In a whirlwind trip to Israel to help salvage Trump's ceasefire deal, Vance weighed in on Netanyahu politics and toured the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Angry US reaction to Knesset vote to annex occupied West Bank.

One day after the Israeli parliament votes to annex the West Bank, Donald Trump declares he will forbid it.

LONDON: The US will end its support for Israel if its parliament votes to pass a bill giving it sovereignty over the West Bank, President Donald Trump has said. The bill refers to…