Report: Benjamin Netanyahu to forgo annexation for Saudi normalization; spokesperson denies
As Prime Minister Netanyahu prepares to meet with President Trump, many reports are swirling regarding what the two will talk about in the Oval Office.


Sources within the coalition fear that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will inform President Donald Trump today (Tuesday) that he's willing to forgo the idea of annexing Judea and Samaria in exchange for a normalization deal with Saudi Arabia, according to Amichai Stein of Kann 11 News.
The sources hoped that the idea, which was abandoned to enable the Abraham Accords, would be revisited and now fear that it's once again come off the agenda.
Channel 14 reporter Ben Yaniv said that Trump adviser's briefed him that the President expects solutions to be found to help the residents of Gaza to live a "normal life" while the Strip is being rebuilt, and that he's looking at the matter in an entirely "realistic" manner.
The advisers also said that the President would lower expectations regarding the President's proposed plan to relocate the 2.4 million displaced Gazans from the Strip to Jordan and Egypt during this time.
He also stressed that the President seeks to carry out the joint relocation plan with Arab leaders and will avoid specifically mentioning Egypt and Jordan.
Earlier today, New York General Consul Ofir Akunis gave an interview for Reshet Bet Radio, where he said "in the most authorized manner" that Israel is determined to not let Hamas continue to rule or govern the Gaza Strip after the war is over.
Meanwhile, hawkish Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said that he seeks to work with the Prime Minister and the rest of the government to help make Trump's relocation plan a reality. Thus far, Netanyahu himself has not commented on the plan either in favor or against.
All Arab countries, including Jordan and Egypt, have emphatically rejected Trump's relocation plan, and Arab foreign ministers are reportedly working hard to expedite an alternative plan to it in an upcoming summit.
Prime Minister's Spokesperson said that the report on giving up annexation is "fake news."