Overview

• The UAE warned that applying sovereignty in the West Bank is a red line that would severely undermine the accords, said senior diplomat Lana Nusseibeh.
• Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed in Riyadh that annexation would end prospects for normalization and could prompt withdrawal from the accords, according to Israel’s KAN.
• The warnings followed Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s proposal to annex roughly four-fifths of the West Bank.
• Emirati officials have relayed their concerns to the White House and to Israel, sources told reporters.
• The accords, signed in 2020 with the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco, have faced growing strain since the 7 October attacks, as European capitals weigh recognizing Palestine and an ICJ advisory opinion faults the occupation.