Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has, in response, urged the rapid expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank, a move that has garnered widespread international criticism. The UK, Portugal, Australia, and Canada have already announced their decision to recognise a Palestinian state, while France is set to do so shortly, in a significant move. However, Israel has responded with fury, with Netanyahu claiming on Sunday that there would be "no Palestinian state," and accusing the nations of rewarding Hamas. Another option, Israeli officials said, would be a limited annexation of settlements close to the Green Line, an area that separates Israel and the West Bank. Arab leaders are expected to call on Trump to pressure Netanyahu into ending the war on Gaza, and stop Netanyahu from annexing parts of the West Bank, Axios reported.