- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly discussed plans to annex 30% of the West Bank, an Israeli official told Axios.
- The official said that Netanyahu presented several scenarios during a private meeting on Wednesday with Defence Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi.
- The meeting is said to have ended without agreement.
- Netanyahu has previously pledged to move forward with plans to annex the Israeli settlements in the West Bank, setting July 1 as a tentative deadline to begin.
- United Nations experts warned that if Israel annexed Palestinian-occupied parts of the West Bank it would “break international law.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly plans to annex 30% of the West Bank, according to a report.
Such an acquisition of disputed territory would violate international law, UN human rights experts have said.
An unnamed Israeli official briefed on the matter told the news website Axios that Netanyahu’s 30% plan was one of several scenarios presented at a private meeting on Wednesday with Defence Minister Benny Gantz and Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi.
According to Axios, other options included “a more symbolic annexation of a small amount of land.” The two other ministers, according to Axios, old Netanyahu that they oppose annexation of any areas that house Palestinians.
The official told Axios that Gantz and Ashkenazi favour a plan that would give Palestinians something in return. Ultimately the meeting ended without agreement, the source added.
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