# US president Donald Trump says he told prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. In July, Israeli lawmakers voted 71-to-13 in favour of a non-binding motion calling for the annexation of the West Bank. Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank have been ongoing since 1967, stretching deep into Palestinian territory. Trump, who will meet Netanyahu on Monday, says they are getting pretty close to having a deal on Gaza, and maybe even peace.
Trump has ruled out Israel’s annexation of the occupied West Bank