Netanyahu said he would decide on Israel’s response to the Palestinian statehood push after meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House next week, their fourth meeting since Trump returned to office. The Trump administration is also opposed to growing recognition of a Palestinian state and blames it for the derailment of ceasefire talks with Hamas. The Palestinians are politically fragmentedAbbas’ internationally recognized Palestinian Authority is led by rivals of Hamas and administers parts of the West Bank. France and Saudi Arabia have advanced a phased plan in which a reformed Palestinian Authority would eventually govern the West Bank and Gaza with international assistance. Israel says the Palestinian Authority is not fully committed to peace and accuses it of incitement to militancy.