On Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke on the phone to discuss the Trump administration's peace plan.
Johnson said he supports "US efforts," but reiterated "the UK's longstanding view on the importance of a two state solution, with Jerusalem as the shared capital of both sides, and our opposition to the unilateral annexation of territory," the UK Foreign Office's readout stated.The Prime Minister's Office said Netanyahu congratulated Johnson on Brexit, and that they discussed the Trump plan, but did not mention the UK prime minister's opposition to annexation.Both sides' statements said they would work to promote trade between Israel and the UK.