US opposition, particularly President Trump’s explicit warnings against formal annexation, combined with Netanyahu’s decision to remove the issue from the legislative agenda in late 2025, has kept formal Israeli sovereignty over any West Bank territory off the table through mid-2026. Although the security cabinet approved expanded land registration and civilian administrative powers in February, followed by new settlement approvals in April, these steps represent incremental de facto control rather than the binding Knesset declaration of sovereignty required for market resolution by December 31, 2026. International condemnation and coalition constraints further limit the prospects for an official move before the deadline.