Overview

• Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said Israeli annexation of the West Bank would end any chance of normalization, according to Israeli public broadcaster Kan.
• UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed publicly stated that annexation is a red line and signaled it could prompt the UAE to leave the Abraham Accords.
• Kan reported, citing a Saudi royal family source, that MBS and MBZ agreed in Riyadh that withdrawal from the accords would be a real possibility if annexation proceeds.
• The same source said annexation would also scuttle prospects for Saudi–Israel ties and would serve the interests of Iran and Hamas.
• The 2020 Abraham Accords normalized Israel–UAE relations on the understanding Israel would forgo applying sovereignty in the West Bank, with Bahrain, Morocco, and Sudan also joining.