US President Donald Trump has given Israel a straight and simple warning, saying that the country would lose “all support" from the United States if it moves foreword to annex the West Bank, after White House officials strongly criticised a proposed Knesset vote on the issue, and said that it goes against Trump’s peace plan for Gaza.
Trump has repeatedly said that Israel will not annex the West Bank. In an interview published by Time magazine on Thursday, based on a conversation on October 15, he said he had given assurances to Arab countries that the United States would withdraw support if Israel attempted annexation. "It won't happen because I gave my word to the Arab countries. And you can't do that now. We've had great Arab support. It won't happen because I gave my word to the Arab c