Netanyahu Says Israel Drawing up Map for West Bank Annexations

Gazans too poor to afford sheep for Eid sacrifice under blockade, Israel cash row
Gazans too poor to afford sheep for Eid sacrifice under blockade, Israel cash row

Israelhas begun to draw up maps of land in the occupied West Bank that will beannexed in accordance with US President Donald Trump's proposed peace plan,Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday.

"We are already at the height of the process of mapping the area that,according to the Trump plan, will become part of the state of Israel. Itwon't take too long," Netanyahu said at an election campaign rally in the MaaleAdumim settlement.

Netanyahu said the area would include all Israeli settlements and the JordanValley – territory Israel has kept under military occupation since its capturein the 1967 Middle East war but which Palestinians want in a future state.

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