US EditionUAE presses Netanyahu to back Trump Gaza plan, warns against West Bank annexation
The UAE warns West Bank annexation risks blocking Israel’s normalization with Arab states and backs Trump’s 21-point Gaza plan proposing conditional Palestinian statehood.
- On Sept 26, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza peace plan and abandon West Bank annexation.
- Arab and Muslim states persuaded President Donald Trump that annexing the West Bank was unacceptable, warning it would block Israel's normalization with Saudi Arabia and Indonesia while demanding a two-state solution.
- According to three regional sources, the 21-point Trump framework shifts U.S. Gaza policy by encouraging Palestinians in Gaza to stay and outlining conditional Palestinian statehood plus Hamas disarmament and Gaza demilitarisation.
- Netanyahu is expected to respond at the White House on Sept 29, as President Donald Trump said he was `very confident` of a Gaza deal amid far-right Israeli politicians' annexation pressure.
- The humanitarian crisis includes most homes damaged and the 2.3 million residents of Gaza facing severe hardship, with more than 66,000 Palestinians killed and 48 hostages still held.
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UAE presses Netanyahu to back Trump Gaza plan, warns against West Bank annexation
The UAE is pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace proposal at their meeting on Monday and to abandon any plan to annex the West Bank, a delegate with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Israel is facing real consequences over Gaza annexation plans
Since the onset of its war in Gaza, Israel has operated without meaningful consequences. In this week’s Quick Take, Ian Bremmer explains how that may be changing. Pressure from the UAE, Trump, and European governments could force Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to rethink unilateral strategies.“The UAE saying they’d leave the Abraham accords … that’s a consequence that matters,” Ian notes.President Trump has also called West Bank annexation a …
The UAE's position on Trump's Gaza peace plan was conveyed to Netanyahu by its foreign minister on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
The UAE's Calculated Gambit: Forging a Path for Gaza, Blocking Annexation
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accept President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace proposal during their upcoming meeting and to reject any plans to annex the West Bank. The UAE, which normalized relations with Israel under the Abraham Accords, believes that annexation would hinder Israel’s relations with other important […] The post The UAE’s Calculated Gambit: Forging a Path for Gaza, Blocking Anne…
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