On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that Washington would block any move by Israel to annex the West Bank. He dismissed demands from far-right Israeli politicians seeking to extend sovereignty over the territory, a step that would further undermine prospects for a Palestinian state .

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced some pressure from allies to annex the West Bank, prompting alarm among Arab leaders, some of whom met on Tuesday with Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

“I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. Nope, I will not allow it. It’s not going to happen,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

“There’s been enough. It’s time to stop now,” he said.

France, Britain, Canada, Australia and Portugal are among th

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