Netanyahu vows to annex West Bank's Jordan Valley after Israeli election

Published time: 10 Sep, 2019 15:32Edited time: 10 Sep, 2019 15:36

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 Benjamin Netanyahu has said that if reelected, he will annex the Jordan Valley, part of the occ\upied West Bank, and home to Israeli settlements.

Speaking at a press conference in Ramat Gan on Tuesday, the Israeli leader promised to “apply Israeli sovereignty” to the Jordan Valley, which he described as “our eastern border, our defense wall.” 

Though sitting in Palestinian territory, the area is currently under full Israeli control, and has been since the signing of the Oslo Accords by the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and Israel in 1993 and 1995. The Jordan Valley makes up 60 percent of the West Bank’s territory, but is sparsely populated.

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