Forty-six Democratic members of the US Senate urged President Donald Trump to prevent Israel from annexing the occupied West Bank.
This came in a letter sent to Trump by members of the House of Representatives, led by Senators Adam Schiff and Chuck Schumer, according to what was reported by the American news website Axios on Tuesday.
Democrats hold 47 of the 100 seats in the Senate, and Democratic Senator John Fetterman was the only one who did not sign the letter.
In the letter, Democrats asked Trump to strengthen his position against Israel’s annexation of parts of the occupied West Bank.
They believed that Trump’s confirmation of his position rejecting the annexation process, coinciding with the ceasefire in Gaza, would be appropriate and timely.
A ceasefire between Hamas and Israel went into effect on October 10, based on the Trump plan.
Democrats called on President Trump to take steps to support and encourage the “two-state solution.”
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