President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a peace plan for the West Bank, but the Palestinian leadership was not part of the announcement.
This announcement came just hours after Netanyahu was indicted on three charges of corruption -- bribery, fraud and breach of trust -- in an Israeli court.
The treaty guarantees Israel control of a unified Jerusalem and does not call for Israeli settlements in the disputed area to be abandoned.
Trump called the plan "a win-win for both sides," but whether it means Israel now has American support to annex the area is sure to be debated.
Israel has occupied the territory since the 1967 war, when it took the region away from Jordan. Since then, Palestinians have fought for their independence or at least equal treatment from the Israeli government.
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