JAKARTA - President Mahmoud Abbas warned of the impact of the Israeli Cabinet's decision that could facilitate the expansion of Israel's annexation in the occupied West Bank, urging US President Donald Trump to reaffirm his commitment to preventing the expulsion of Palestinians.
President Abbas conveyed this when he met with King Abdullah II of Jordan in Amman, accompanied by Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah II, to discuss the latest developments in the Palestinian territories, regional and international issues of common concern, and ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries and their peoples.
The two leaders strongly condemned the latest decisions of the Israeli Security Cabinet aimed at deepening the annexation in the West Bank, expanding settlements and affecting Hebron City and the Ibrahimi Mosque.
They stressed that these actions are serious violations of international law and international legitimacy resolutions, and are intended to weaken the Palestinian state institutions and the two-state solution, quoted from WAFA (9/2).
On that occasion, President Abbas warned of the risks posed by these decisions to regional security and stability, especially amid concerns over Islamic and Christian holy sites and ahead of the holy month of Ramadan.
Furthermore, President Abbas also called on US President Donald Trump to reaffirm his commitment to stop displacement and annexation, referring to the promises made by the US Government during last September's discussions in New York with Arab and Islamic leaders.
President Abbas also urged an urgent meeting of the Arab League, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the UN Security Council, as well as broader international and European action to confront what he described as Israel's annexation and escalation of its actions.
As previously reported, the Israeli Security Cabinet on Sunday approved a series of measures aimed at expanding Israeli control over the occupied West Bank, paving the way for further settlement expansion in the Palestinian territory.
"The Security Cabinet today approved a series of decisions that fundamentally change the legal and civil reality in Judea and Samaria," said a statement, using the biblical names for the West Bank, AFP reported.
The measures, announced by Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Israeli Defense Minister Katz, include the elimination of decades-old regulations that bar Jews from buying land in the West Bank, according to a joint statement by the two ministers.
Smotrich said the move was aimed at "deepening our roots in all parts of the Land of Israel and burying the idea of a Palestinian state."
Meanwhile, Katz said, "Judea and Samaria are the heart of the country, and strengthening it is the main security, national and Zionist interest."
President Trump himself after meeting eight Muslim and Islamic countries (the New York Group), including Indonesia represented by President Prabowo Subianto on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, September 2025, confirmed that he would not allow Israel to annex the West Bank, rejecting the calls of some, right-wing politicians in Israel who want to expand sovereignty over the territory and extinguish hopes for a Palestinian State.
"I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. No, I will not allow it. It will not happen," President Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, Reuters reported.
"Enough. Now it's time to stop," he said.
A month later, President Trump said Israel would lose U.S. support if it continued to annex the West Bank.
"That won't happen. It won't happen because I've promised the Arab countries. And you can't do that now. We have received great support from Arab countries," President Trump said in an interview with Time Magazine, quoted by TASS.
"That won't happen because I've promised the Arab countries. It won't happen. Israel will lose all its support from the United States if that happens," President Trump said when asked about the consequences of Israel's potential annexation of the West Bank.
Last December, US Ambassador to the UN Jennifer Locetta in a Security Council meeting confirmed that President Trump would not allow Israel to annex any part of the West Bank, Palestine, hoping that the violence there could be ended.
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