"The Knesset approved legislation for Israel to apply "sovereignty" over the Palestinian territory in a preliminary vote, narrowly passing with 25 members for and 24 against. The move is the first in a series of votes required for a bill to become law in the state."
"Indeed, the vote was timed to coincide with a visit by Vance and members of Trump's top Middle East advisers, including special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who does not officially hold a position but has been conducting business in the region on behalf of the administration."
""We strengthen settlements every day with actions, budgets, construction, industry, and not with words," the party said, adding that "true sovereignty will be achieved not with a show-off law for the protocol, but by working properly on the ground and creating the political conditions appropriate for the recognition""
Knesset lawmakers advanced a preliminary bill to apply Israeli sovereignty over the occupied West Bank, passing 25-24 in a narrow vote. The vote is the first in a series required to enact the law. The advance coincided with a visit by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and Trump administration advisers, including special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party opposed the legislation and characterized the vote as trolling that could harm U.S.-Israel relations. The Likud party emphasized on-the-ground settlement strengthening through budgets, construction, and industry rather than symbolic laws. A separate report noted Israeli forces killed a fourth grader, Mohammad Bahjat Al-Hallaq.
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