Netanyahu pledges 'immediate' annexation steps if re-elected

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Sunday to annex key parts of the occupied West Bank within "weeks" if re-elected, as he sought to sway voters a day before the country's third election in a year.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Likud party supporters during an electoral rally in the central Israeli city of Ramat Gan, on February 29, 2020. - Next week's election is expected to be another close race between Netanyahu's right-wing Likud party and the centrist Blue and White party, with the left set to perform poorly once again. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

2020-03-01 17:42:41

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Sunday to annex key parts of the occupied West Bank within "weeks" if re-elected, as he sought to sway voters a day before the country's third election in a year.

Final polls pointed to another tight race between Netanyahu's right-wing Likud and the centrist Blue and White party, led by ex-military chief Benny Gantz.

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