France says Israeli annexation of West Bank "could not be left without consequences"

Record ID: 1560154

  • Title: France says Israeli annexation of West Bank "could not be left without consequences"
  • Date: 1st July 2020
  • Summary: MAALE ADUMIM SETTLEMENT, WEST BANK (JUNE 29, 2020) (REUTERS) (MUTE) VARIOUS DRONE FOOTAGE OF MAALE ADUMIM SETTLEMENT IN THE WEST BANK GAZA CITY, GAZA (JULY 1, 2020) (REUTERS) PROTESTER HOLDING SIGN READING (Arabic): "THE ZIONIST ANNEXATION DECISION SHOULD DROP AND THE OCCUPATION SHOULD LEAVE OUR LANDS." VARIOUS OF PROTESTERS GATHERED IN FRONT OF STAGE IN 'DAY OF RAGE' PROTEST PALESTINIANS WALKING IN PROTEST AGAINST ANNEXATION PALESTINIAN FLAGS
  • Embargoed: 15th July 2020 15:41
  • Keywords: France Gaza Israel Jean-Yves Le Drian Palestinians Paris West Bank annexation protest
  • Location: MAALE ADUMIM SETTELMENT, OVER KEDUMIM SETTLEMENT, HAR HEMED SETTLEMENT AND KOHAV HASHACHAR JEWISH SETTLEMENT, WEST BANK / GAZA CITY, GAZA / PARIS, FRANCE
  • City: MAALE ADUMIM SETTELMENT, OVER KEDUMIM SETTLEMENT, HAR HEMED SETTLEMENT AND KOHAV HASHACHAR JEWISH SETTLEMENT, WEST BANK / GAZA CITY, GAZA / PARIS, FRANCE
  • Country: France
  • Topics: Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001CKZB39J
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: France's foreign minister said on Wednesday (July 1) that any Israeli annexation in the occupied West Bank would be in violation of international law and would have consequences.
    "This annexation will have negative consequences for regional stability and Israel's security," Jean-Yves Le Drian told a parliamentary hearing.
    Israel's foreign minister said a move toward the proposed annexation of occupied West Bank land was unlikely on Wednesday, the start date set by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government for discussing such a move.
    After meeting U.S. envoys on Tuesday to discuss annexation within the framework of U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East peace plan, Netanyahu said such talks would continue for several days.
    Trump's proposal calls for Israeli sovereignty over about 30% of the West Bank - land on which Israel has built settlements for decades - as well as creation of a Palestinian state under strict conditions.
    The Palestinians want to establish an independent state in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, territories Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war and have rejected Trump's plan, saying it would deny them a viable state.
    (Production: Ardee Napolitano)
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