U.S. President Donald Trump told Arab leaders during a closed-door meeting at the United Nations on Tuesday that he would not allow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex the West Bank, according to a Politico report citing six people familiar with the discussion.

Two sources said Trump was firm, promising that Israel 'would not be allowed' to absorb the West Bank, which is under the governance of the Palestinian Authority, not Hamas.

Despite the assurance, insiders cautioned that a ceasefire to end Israel’s nearly two-year war with Hamas remained distant.

The war and the white paper

Multiple sources told Politico that Trump and his team circulated a white paper at the meeting, detailing the administration’s framework for ending the conflict. It reportedly included the anne

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