Overview

• Kan News, citing a Saudi royal insider, reports that Mohammed bin Salman and Mohamed bin Zayed agreed to coordinate a response if Israel annexes the West Bank.
• The source says the United Arab Emirates would weigh withdrawing from the Abraham Accords should Israel apply sovereignty to the territory.
• The same source adds that Saudi Arabia warns such annexation would likely end prospects for future Saudi-Israel normalization.
• The reported understanding followed a meeting in Riyadh last week between the Saudi crown prince and the UAE president.
• The reporting has not been confirmed by UAE, Saudi, or Israeli officials and has been echoed by outlets summarizing Kan’s account.