Trump Says He Will Block Netanyahu’s West Bank Annexation While Pushing Gaza Deal
President Trump publicly and explicitly vowed he would "not allow Israel to annex the West Bank," telling Arab leaders privately he would block annexation after regional officials warned such a move would imperil the Abraham Accords. On Sept. 24 at the U.N. General Assembly he unveiled a Gaza peace plan — calling for hostage releases, a permanent ceasefire, gradual Israeli withdrawal, non‑Hamas postwar governance, a multinational security force and Arab/Muslim reconstruction funding — and has dispatched envoys (including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff) to regional foreign ministers while preparing to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House.
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Trump says he won't let Netanyahu annex the West Bank
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- President Trump publicly and explicitly said: "I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank," a stronger, on-record commitment than prior coverage of diplomatic efforts.
- Trump told Arab leaders privately he would block annexation; Arab leaders (including the UAE) warned annexation would damage the Abraham Accords.
- Reported follow-up diplomacy: Netanyahu met in New York with Ron Dermer, White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner; a meeting between Trump and Netanyahu at the White House is scheduled for Monday.
- Contextual detail: Trump convened or spoke with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia and Pakistan as part of assembling support for his Gaza-end plan.
Trump's Gaza peace plan gets support from regional leaders, sources say
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- Who/when/where: President Trump presented the plan on Sept. 24, 2025 on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York.
- Core principles: release of remaining hostages; permanent ceasefire; gradual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza; post‑war governance excluding Hamas; multinational security force and Arab/Muslim reconstruction funding.
- Diplomatic follow-up: Secretary of State Marco Rubio and envoy Steve Witkoff met regional foreign ministers (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Egypt, Jordan) to turn principles into an operational plan; Trump planned to discuss the proposal with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Monday.