A senior White House official told "Al-Jazeera Network" that "the American administration has held meetings in the past days to resolve its position regarding the annexation of land by Israel in the West Bank, but it has not taken any final decision."
The White House official added that the US ambassador to Israel David Friedman will leave Washington, accompanied by Special Envoy Avi Birkowitz and a member of the mapping committee, Scott Laith, to Israel for further meetings and analysis.
Trump's brother-in-law, adviser Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and other aides participated in this week's meetings. Pompeo said Wednesday that "any decision regarding the annexation is up to the Israelis."
According to Reuters, the high-level discussions focused on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to extend Israeli sovereignty over the Jewish settlements in the West Bank, which drew condemnation from the United Nations, the Palestinians, Washington's Arab allies and foreign governments.
Netanyahu hopes that the United States will agree to his project to establish sovereignty over the settlements and the Jordan Valley, which most countries consider illegal.
One of the main options the United States is considering is a gradual process, with Israel declaring in principle sovereignty over several settlements close to Jerusalem, rather than sovereignty over 30% of the West Bank sought by Netanyahu's original plan, Reuters reported to those it called "a person familiar with the matter."
The source added that the Trump administration had left the door open to greater annexation, but Kushner was concerned that allowing Israel to move too quickly would alienate the Palestinians.
An international warning,
in turn, warned the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nikolai Mladenov of unilateral moves that he said would annex Israel to parts of the West Bank, describing it as a violation of international law and the United Nations Charter.
European Union spokesman for foreign affairs Peter Stano said that Israel’s attempt to annex Palestinian lands would be the killing of the two-state solution, noting that the Union is trying to deliver this message to Israel.
In Belgium, the Federal Parliament votes on Friday on a draft resolution to officially recognize the state of Palestine alongside the State of Israel, and to consider this recognition as a contribution from Belgium to the solution based on coexistence between the two countries.
The draft resolution also requires the Belgian government to call at the European level for this recognition to be effective, including those members of the European Union that have not yet done so.
It is noteworthy that Belgium had previously recognized Palestine as an observer member in the United Nations, and on Wednesday it signed a joint statement with six other European countries to reject the Israeli annexation proposal.
The statement - which was signed by Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom - said that a two-state solution with Jerusalem being the future capital of the two countries is the only way to ensure sustainable peace and stability in the region.
Declaring a
Palestinian war , the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades - the military arm of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) - confirmed that the Palestinian resistance regards Israel's decision to annex the West Bank and the Jordan Valley to declare war on the Palestinian people.
The military spokesman for the Phalanges Abu Ubaida said in a short speech that the enemy will pay the price for this decision, which he described as a sin.
The spokesman also stressed that the completion of a new exchange deal is a priority for the Palestinian resistance, and that its price will be paid by the occupation "despite his nose," explaining that any upcoming deal will not pass without the leaders of the prisoners in Israeli prisons topping it.
The head of the political bureau of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, called for an urgent summit of the Arab League to support the Palestinian position rejecting settlement and Judaization projects in the West Bank and occupied Jerusalem.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also affirmed that the State of Palestine and its leadership consider that annexing any inch of Palestinian land by the Israeli occupation is "rejected" and "null."
The region is witnessing a state of anticipation for Israel to announce its intention to annex the Jordan Valley area, northern Dead Sea, and parts of the occupied West Bank to its sovereignty in early July, amid warnings of the danger of this step.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to announce, next week, details of a plan to annex parts of the occupied West Bank - including the Jordan Valley and settlements - into implementation.
Palestinian estimates indicate that the annexation will reach more than 30% of the occupied West Bank.