Overview
- Knesset advanced two annexation bills in preliminary readings—Maale Adumim 32–9 and a broader sovereignty bill 25–24—during a visit by Vice President J.D. Vance and other senior U.S. officials.
- President Donald Trump told Time that Israel would lose U.S. support if it annexed the West Bank and later said Israel is not going to do anything with the West Bank.
- Vance labeled the move a very stupid political stunt and reaffirmed that the administration’s policy is that the West Bank will not be annexed.
- Benjamin Netanyahu and Likud disavowed the measures, most Likud MKs boycotted the votes, the bills were sent to committee, and Israeli media report they are unlikely to advance without government backing.
- International response featured Arab warnings such as the UAE’s red line, ICJ and Palestinian statements deeming annexation unlawful, and fresh reports of rising settler violence in the West Bank.