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Israel is actively debating the annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank (also known as Judea and Samaria in Israeli parlance) in response to a wave of international recognitions of Palestinian statehood. This includes recent moves by countries like the UK, Canada, Australia, France, and Portugal, which have heightened tensions. Saudi Arabia has emerged as a vocal opponent, issuing stark warnings that such annexation would cross a "red line," potentially derailing normalization efforts and the broader Abraham Accords framework.

Israel's interest in annexing West Bank territories dates back to the 1967 Six-Day War, when it captured the area from Jordan. Proposals like the 1967 Allon Plan focused on the Jordan Valley, but formal annexation has been limited (e.g., East Jerusalem in 1980, unrecognized internationally). In 2019–2020, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to annex the Jordan Valley and settlements if re-elected, but shelved it as part of the Abraham Accords normalization with UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco.

The push intensified after the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack and ongoing Gaza war. Far-right coalition members, including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, have called for annexing up to 82% of the West Bank (focusing on Area C, which is 60% of the territory and includes all Israeli settlements). Smotrich's September 3, 2025, proposal aimed to "apply Israeli sovereignty" while leaving Palestinian areas under limited self-management, explicitly to "bury the idea of a Palestinian state."

Netanyahu held discussions on September 21, 2025, weighing responses like reclassifying Areas A and B to C (shifting control from Palestinian to Israeli). However, he faces pressure from allies like Economy Minister Nir Barkat to apply sovereignty, while U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged focus on Gaza instead.

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