President Donald Trump and other top aides asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "calm things down" in the West Bank to prevent further escalation in the region and risk undermining the Abraham Accords, according to a new report.
It is the first time in his second term that Trump addressed the matter at length, Axios detailed, noting that Washington has been seen as supportive of recent policies that have led to a dramatic deterioration of the situation in the West Bank. They include weakening the Palestinian Authority, expanding settlements, legalizing outposts and displacing Palestinian communities, among other steps toward a de-facto annexation.
