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Israel's PM announced plans to annex sections of the West Bank

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Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli PM declared that he would annex sections of the West Bank if he wins next week's re-election. He said that he would apply Israeli jurisdiction over the Jordan Valley and the Northern Dead Sea. He was expecting US President Trump to express his Middle East peace plan after Israelis vote, and that he would also seek autonomy over Israeli settlements in the West Bank in collaboration with the US.