US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has warned former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against the annexation of the West Bank, AFP reported.

Netanyahu is expected to return to power after concluding a coalition deal with far-right movements, including "Religious Zionism."

Speaking before the US-based progressive pro-Israel advocacy group J Street, Blinken congratulated Netanyahu.

“We will gauge the government by the policies it pursues rather than individual personalities,” Blinken said.