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Report: Some Jewish parts of West Bank to be excluded from annexation

The latest Israeli media reports on annexation further deepen the rift between Israeli settlers and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
A view shows Palestinian houses in the village of Wadi Fukin as the Jewish settlement of Beitar Illit is seen in the background, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank June 23, 2019. Picture taken June 23, 2019.  REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma - RC1985B332A0

Some parts of the West Bank populated by Jewish settlers will be excluded from Israel’s planned partial annexation of the Palestinian territory, according to a report in Israeli media. The report is the latest disagreement between Israeli settlers and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the plan.

The Israeli public news outlet Kan 11 reported today that 25 Jewish areas of the West Bank will not be within the lines being drawn by Israel and the United States, citing settlement leaders.

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