US EditionMarco Rubio warns Israel's moves toward West Bank annexation could imperil peace talks
Rubio cautions that Israel's West Bank annexation risks undermining the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire amid rising settler violence and political tensions, with 700,000 settlers living in the area.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns that Israel's potential annexation of the occupied West Bank could threaten Washington's plan to end the conflict in Gaza.
- The Palestinian foreign ministry condemned Israel's move towards annexation, stating that Israel would have no sovereignty over Palestinian land.
- Rubio voiced optimism for preserving the ceasefire deal, stating they are 'ahead of schedule' despite daily threats, and expressing concerns over anything that could destabilize the peace efforts.
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Israel has, in a first step, voted yes to annexing the West Bank – something that top American politicians are now furious about. “A threat to the peace agreement,” says Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
The U.S. Vice-President's statement follows a warning from State Secretary Marco Rubio, who said that movements towards the accession of Cisiordani could jeopardise the Gaza peace plan, writes Reuters. The Vice-President...
'I gave my word to the Arabs'. For US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the measures taken by parliament and the violence of the colonists threaten the peace agreement in Gaza (ANSA)
Israel's West Bank annexation vote ‘potentially threatening’ Gaza truce, Rubio warns
Shortly before leaving for Israel, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that the Knesset's vote on Wednesday advancing an Israeli annexation of the occupied West Bank "potentially" threatens the Gaza ceasefire deal. Rubio is the latest US official to visit Israel in a bid to shore up the shaky, US-brokered truce. France24 correspondent Noga Tarnopolsky reports the latest from Jerusalem.
Rubio: Knesset approval of Israeli sovereignty in West Bank threatens Gaza deal
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio cautioned that Israel’s plan to advance a bill applying sovereignty in the West Bank risks undermining the Gaza ceasefire deal ahead of his visit to Israel. The post Rubio Knesset approval of Israeli sovereignty in West Bank threatens Gaza deal appeared first on Jerusalem World News.
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