"Vance's scathing remark came as his visit wrapped up Thursday and after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he would now be traveling to Israel. Speaking on the tarmac of Tel Aviv's international airport before departing Israel, Vance said that if the Knesset vote was a "political stunt, then it is a very stupid political stunt." "I personally take some insult to it," Vance said. "The policy of the Trump administration is that the West Bank will not be annexed by Israel.""
"Earlier this week, Vance announced the opening of a civilian military coordination center in southern Israel where some 200 U.S. troops are working alongside the Israeli military and delegations from other countries planning the stabilization and reconstruction of Gaza. Rubio told journalists at Joint Base Andrews late Wednesday that he plans to visit the center and appoint a Foreign Service official to work alongside the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper."
U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance sharply criticized an Israeli Knesset vote on West Bank annexation, calling it a "political stunt" and saying the move was an insult to U.S. policy. Vance affirmed that the Trump administration's policy is that the West Bank will not be annexed by Israel. The United States opened a civilian-military coordination center in southern Israel with about 200 U.S. troops working with Israeli forces and international delegations to plan Gaza stabilization and reconstruction. Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to visit the center and appoint a Foreign Service official to work with Vice Adm. Brad Cooper. The U.S. is seeking allied support, including Gulf states, to establish an international stabilization force and to train and equip non-Hamas Palestinian police for Gaza.
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