Afghanistan, Oct. 23 -- Israel's parliament approved an initial vote to extend sovereignty over the occupied West Bank, a move widely viewed as a step toward annexation.
Israel's parliament on Wednesday passed the preliminary reading of a bill to extend Israeli sovereignty to the occupied West Bank - a move critics call a step toward formal annexation.
The measure was narrowly approved, with 25 votes in favour and 24 against, and coincided with U.S. Vice President JD Vance's visit to Israel.
A second bill, seeking to apply sovereignty specifically over the Ma'ale Adumim settlement near Jerusalem, passed by a wider margin of 31 to 9, signalling growing parliamentary support for right-wing initiatives.
The proposals were introduced by mem...