One aspect of the Gaza peace deal just announced by President Trump is a promise he made to Arab leaders last week, where he stressed that he would not allow the occupied West bank to be annexed.
That’s long been the ambition of Netanyahu’s far-right allies, but it would risk jeopardising the Abraham Accords, which normalised relations between Israel and some Arab states.
Meanwhile, Israeli settler expansion has increased dramatically since October 7th with some Palestinian villages facing regular violent attacks.
A warning, this report contains distressing images.