Boris Johnson warns against annexation in Israeli newspaper article

International pressure on Israel escalates as Netanyahu misses self-imposed target date

Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has missed his self-imposed target date for annexation of occupied Palestinian territories, as France warned of consequences" and Boris Johnson made an appeal to Israel to reconsider the move in an article in the Hebrew media.

Johnson, who described himself in the opinion piece as a passionate defender of Israel", said any annexation would be a violation of international law", adding the UK would not recognise any changes to the pre-1967 borders in the West Bank that were not agreed by both Israelis and Palestinians.