Israel's West Bank annexation vote ‘potentially threatening’ Gaza truce, Rubio warns

Oct 23, 2025

Shortly before leaving for Israel, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that the Knesset's vote on Wednesday advancing an Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank "potentially" threatens the Gaza ceasefire deal. Rubio is the latest US official to visit Israel in a bid to shore up the shaky, US-brokered truce. France24 correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky reports the latest from Jerusalem.

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