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Friday, September 26, 2025
Trump says he won’t allow Israel to annex West Bank: ‘It’s not going to happen’
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Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump declares that he “will not allow Israel will to annex the West Bank,” in his first-ever public comments on the matter.
“It’s not gonna happen,” he stresses when asked to confirm reports that he had assured Arab and Muslim leaders of the stance during a multilateral meeting on Tuesday on the UN General Assembly sidelines.
Trump says he spoke to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the issue.
“There’s been enough. It’s time to stop now,” the US president adds.
BREAKING: Trump:
I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. No, I will not allow, not going to happen.
It’s been enough, it’s time to stop now. pic.twitter.com/SwZjuRqE9j
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