President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will not allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank, offering an unequivocal promise to block such a move that Arab leaders in the Middle East have also staunchly opposed.

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Asked about Israel officials suggesting in recent weeks that their government could move to seize control of at least some parts of the West Bank, a move that has been floated in response to a number of countries — including key U.S. allies like the United Kingdom and Canada, to recognize a Palestinian state, Trump's response was blunt.

"I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. I will not allow it. It's not going to happen," he told reporters during an unrelated signing of exe

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