Israel's foreign minister branded an international push to recognize Palestinian statehood a "mistake" on Sunday and warned it could trigger an unspecified unilateral response, after reports that Israel plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.
Several countries, including France and Britain, have pledged to recognize a Palestinian state during the U.N. General Assembly later this month.
Israel's relations with France have been particularly strained since President Emmanuel Macron announced his country's plans and co-chaired a conference in July with Saudi Arabia to call for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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