The Israeli Knesset voted against a bill to annex Beitar Illit, with a significant defeat of 45 to 8. The proposal aimed to regulate the settlement's status under Israeli law, presented by Oded Forer of the Yisrael Beiteinu party. Forer criticized the government for opposing the bill, blaming ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir. The vote occurred while Prime Minister Netanyahu was in the US, amidst tensions regarding US-Israel relations and previous votes on similar annexation bills. Teljes cikk (Euronews.com)