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<p>As the Prime Minister made clear in the House of Commons on 16 June, we are concerned
by reports that the new Israeli Government coalition has reached an agreement which
may pave the way for annexation of parts of the West Bank. I reiterated this as our
position in a statement to the UN Security Council on 24 June. Any unilateral moves
towards annexation of parts of the West Bank by Israel would be damaging to efforts
to restart peace negotiations and contrary to international law. The United Kingdom
will not recognise any unilateral attempt to change the border. Such a step would
go against the rules-based international order and the UN Charter. We urge Israel
to reconsider. The Prime Minister did so in an article in Israeli newspaper Yedioth
Ahronoth on 1 July.</p>
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