"Israel's parliament has voted to give preliminary approval to a bill to impose Israeli sovereignty on the occupied West Bank, in a move tantamount to annexation of the Palestinian territory, which would be a blatant violation of international law. Despite opposition from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party, lawmakers in the 120-seat Knesset voted 25-24 on Tuesday to advance the bill, in the first of four votes needed to pass it into law."
"A Knesset statement said the bill was approved in a preliminary reading to apply the sovereignty of the State of Israel to the territories of Judea and Samaria (West Bank). It will now go to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee for further deliberations. The vote, which came a month after US President Donald Trump stated he would not allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank, was held during a visit by US Vice President JD Vance to Israel"
The Knesset voted 25-24 to give preliminary approval to a bill imposing Israeli sovereignty on the occupied West Bank, effectively annexing Palestinian territory and violating international law. The vote was the first of four required readings to enact the measure and now moves to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee for further deliberation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party opposed the bill, calling later votes a provocation that harms relations with the United States. Some coalition members from Jewish Power and Religious Zionism supported the measure. Annexation would end prospects for a two-state solution according to UN resolutions.
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