UK condemns Israel’s West Bank control grab as US reiterates annexation opposition

The United Kingdom has condemned Israel's latest measures to extend control in the occupied West Bank, urging an immediate reversal of the decisions. The United States reiterated its opposition to annexation, stating that a stable West Bank is crucial for Israeli security and regional peace. Israel's new policies, which Palestinians and analysts say amount to de facto annexation, would impose Israeli civil control and ease land acquisition for settlers, effectively ending the Oslo Accords framework. The move was also denounced by the UN, the EU, and eight Muslim-majority countries amid record levels of settler violence and Palestinian displacement.