‘Endgame scenario’: Israel’s Netanyahu vows to annex large parts of occupied West Bank

Arab nations say PM’s plan to force Israeli sovereignty on Jordan Valley will ‘torpedo’ peace negotiations

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has enraged his Arab neighbours and the wider international community by pledging to annex more territory in the occupied West Bank if he wins the country’s general election next week.

As his nation prepares to go to the polls on 17 September, Netanyahu has announced on Israeli TV that should he win, his new government will “apply Israeli sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea”, says the BBC.

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