The Israeli Knesset's General Assembly approved, in a preliminary reading, a bill to annex the West Bank and impose 'Israeli sovereignty' over it, proposed by the leader of the far-right 'Noam' party, Avi Maoz.
25 Knesset members supported the bill to annex the West Bank while 24 opposed it, whereas 32 Knesset members supported the bill to annex the 'Ma'ale Adumim' settlement and 9 opposed it.
The vote on the West Bank annexation bill was conducted publicly, and members of the 'Yesh Atid' party voted against the bill in an attempt to defeat it.
The West Bank annexation bill sparks widespread controversy within the Knesset.
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The Israeli Knesset approves in the preliminary reading the annexation of the West Bank.