U.S.–Israel relations have sharply deteriorated after Israel’s Knesset unexpectedly voted to advance two annexation bills for the occupied West Bank, defying both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Donald Trump’s explicit warnings. Meanwhile, U.S. frustration has been palpable in Washington. A Channel 12 correspondent quoted an American official warning that Trump “will fk Netanyahu”** politically if the Israeli leader undermines the Gaza deal. The bills, which passed by a narrow 25–24 margin, were introduced by far‑right opposition members in what Netanyahu himself called “a deliberate provocation” timed to embarrass him during Vice President JD Vance’s ceasefire mission in Israel.​ Watch for more