Sa’ar tells Rubio Israel will soon announce annexation of West Bank

Tel Aviv / PNN /

Israel has informed Washington it intends to announce the annexation of the occupied West Bank soon, according to an Israeli media report published Sunday evening.

The news site Walla reported that the issue of annexation—referred to by Israel as “applying sovereignty”—was raised during a meeting between Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Sa’ar reportedly told Rubio that Israel would move ahead with…