“The West Bank is not going to be annexed by Israel. The policy of the Trump administration is that the West Bank will not be annexed by Israel,” the veep added. “That will continue to be our policy. If people want to take symbolic votes, they can do that. But we certainly weren’t happy about it.”

Responsibility for the safety of settlements would be mainly handed over to local security forces if the IDF decides to reduce its presence, according to Ynet. The IDF is considering reducing its presence in the West Bank following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire,

Illegal Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinians’ vehicles east of Ramallah, central occupied West Bank - Anadolu Ajansı

According to the Colonisation and Wall Resistance Commission, illegal Israeli settlers carried out 7,154 assaults on Palestinians and their properties in the occupied West Bank over the course of two years, which resulted in the death of 33 Palestinians and forced migration of 33 Bedouin communities.

Families of captive Palestinians threatened not to celebrate release of family members following ceasefire deal