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Jordan Valley

Israeli Army Places Cement Blocks to Isolate Occupied Jordan Valley ahead of Annexation
The Israeli army placed today cement blocks on roads in West Bank villages that access a highway that leads to the Jordan Valley, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Amin Abu Elia, head of […]

Israeli Tanks Destroy Water Pipe in Jordan Valley during Military Exercise
Israeli armored tanks last night destroyed a water pipe serving Palestinian communities in the northern Jordan Valley region, in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Derar Sawafta, member of the […]

Israel Opens New Settlement Roads on Palestinian Land in Preparation for West Bank Annexation
Israeli bulldozers are actively working on opening settlement roads in the north and east of the occupied West Bank apparently in preparation for the annexation of a large area of the Palestinian territory. Bulldozers have […]

Gantz to Visit Jordan amid Tensions over West Bank Annexation Plans
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz is set to visit Jordan amid rising tensions between the two countries over plans to annex areas of the occupied West Bank and the strategic Jordan Valley, according to a […]

‘Annexed’ Palestinians Will Not Be Granted Israeli Citizenship, Netanyahu Announces
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Palestinians in the Jordan Valley, which Israel plans to annex in coming weeks, will not be granted Israeli citizenship after annexation, but […]

US Won’t Support West Bank Annexation without Negotiations on Palestinian State
The United States has told Israel that it won’t support West Bank annexations unless it agrees to negotiate on a Palestinian state and fully endorses President Donald Trump’s “Deal of the Century”, Axios reported on […]

Arab League to Meet Urgently over Israel’s Annexation Plans
The Arab League said on Monday that it will convene an urgent virtual meeting this week to discuss how to galvanize opposition to Israeli plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. The extraordinary […]

Jewish Settlers Brutally Attack Palestinian Farmers in Masafer Yatta
Jewish settlers attacked Palestinian farmers today, as they were working in their lands in Masafer Yatta in the south of the West Bank, according to Palestinian news agency WAFA. Local activist Fouad Amour told reporters […]

Jewish Settlers Escape from Quarantine, Attack Palestinian Civilians in Jordan Valley
Jewish settlers belonging to the terror group known as “Youth of the Hills” – who were quarantined in an army base after they were suspected of contracting the coronavirus – escaped from the quarantine this […]

Israeli Forces Demolish Emergency Coronavirus Clinic for Palestinians
Israeli forces on Thursday entered a Palestinian village in the northern Jordan Valley to confiscate materials designated to build a clinic to deal with the novel coronavirus outbreak. Officials from the Israeli Civil Administration came […]

Israeli Forces Raid, Demolish Jordan Valley Village
Israeli forces today demolished a residential building and seized tents and other equipment in the Jordan Valley village of Ibziq, north of the occupied West Bank city of Tubas, according to Wafa news agency. Abdul Majeed Khdeirat, […]

Jewish Settlers Set up Tents on Palestinian Land in Jordan Valley
Illegal Jewish settlers set up tents and a caravan today on Palestinian land near the village of Khallet Hamad in the Jordan Valley region, according to a local source. Aref Daraghmeh, a local Palestinian human […]

Jewish Settlers Increase Attacks on Palestinian Farmers in Jordan Valley
While Palestinians are busy fighting the outbreak of the coronavirus, Jewish settlers have increased their attacks in the occupied Jordan Valley, Al Mugtama Magazine reported yesterday. The armed settlers carried out a wide-scale campaign of attacks […]

Israeli Forces, Settlers Attack Palestinian Activists Planting Olive Trees (VIDEO)
Israeli forces attacked Palestinian activists planting olive trees in an area to the east of Tubas, in the northern Jordan Valley, according to witnesses. Israeli forces attacked and dispersed activists participating in the tree planting […]

Two Palestinians Injured as Jewish Settlers Storm Jordan Valley Villages
Thousands of Jewish settlers, protected by the Israeli army, stormed today several villages in northern Jordan Valley, including al-Burj, Umm al-Qaba, and Ein el-Auja. Aref Daraghmeh, a local activist, confirmed that Israeli forces escorted a […]

Israeli Authorities Builds Settler-only Road from Nablus to Jordan Valley
Israeli occupation authorities have started the build of a new road that would link the illegal Jewish settlements of Eli and Shilo – in the north of the occupied West Bank – with the Jordan […]

Israeli Army Carries out Military Drills in Jordan Valley
Israeli army today morning carried out military drills in several areas in the northern Jordan Valley. Sealed Off and Forgotten: What You Should Know about Israel’s ‘Firing Zones’ in the West Bank | Article by: […]

Israeli Forces Destroy Water Pipes Supplying Jordan Valley Village
Israeli forces today destroyed pipelines that were supplying the northern Jordan Valley village of Bardala with irrigation water. Ziad Sawafta, deputy mayor of Bardala village council, told WAFA that Israeli forces regularly destroy the pipes […]

Jewish Settlers Attack Palestinian Shepherd in Jordan Valley
A group of armed Jewish settlers attacked today a Palestinian shepherd while he was grazing his livestock near Khirbet Yarza, west of the Jordan Valley, according to a local activist. Aref Daraghmeh, a human rights […]

Gantz: I Will Annex the Jordan Valley (VIDEO)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff During a visit to Jordan Valley on Tuesday, Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz pledged to annex the occupied Jordan Valley “in coordination with the international community”, should he win the […]

Israeli Forces Dismantle Residential Tents and Animal Barns in Jordan Valley
Israeli forces raided this afternoon the Atouf area, near the Jordan Valley city of Tubas and dismantled tents and animal barns, according to Atouf village council Abdullah Bisharat. Israeli Forces Seize Residential Tents, Animal Barns […]

Al-Atyra: Israeli Violations against Environment Could Amount to War Crimes
The head of the Palestinian Environmental Quality Authority, Adalah Al-Atyra, said on Tuesday that the ongoing Israeli violations against the environment could amount to war crimes, according to Palestine News Network. The organization is working […]

Israel Freezes Annexation Plans ahead of ICC Investigation
Israel’s plans to annex the occupied Jordan Valley have been frozen following the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to launch a full investigation into alleged war crimes in the Palestinian territories, reports Ynet News. The first […]

Netanyahu: We Will Annex West Bank, Jordan Valley with US Support (VIDEO)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday pledged to annex the Jordan Valley and illegal settlements built in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem with the United States’ support. Speaking during a visit to the […]

Israeli AG: Jordan Valley Annexation ‘Could Lead to ICC Probe’
Israeli attorney general, Avichai Mandelblit, on Tuesday warned the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, of annexing the Jordan Valley and West Bank settlements, Quds Press reported. According to Haaretz, Quds Press revealed that Mandelblit had informed Netanyahu that such measures “could lead to opening an […]

Netanyahu: Time to Apply Israel’s Sovereignty over Jordan Valley, Annex West Bank
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that this is the time to apply Israeli sovereignty over the Jordan Valley and legalize Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, local media reported. The Jordan Valley makes […]

Netanyahu: Israel Has ‘Full Right’ to Annex Jordan Valley
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel has the “full right” to annex the Jordan Valley if it chose to, even as the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court warned the country against […]

Draft Deal between Likud, Blue and White Show Annexation, 30 Ministers
The details of a purported draft deal between Likud and Blue and White for a unity government have been revealed by Israel’s Channel 13, reported the Times of Israel. The development comes with only a week left […]

Jordanian Prince Secretly Meets Israeli President amid Deteriorating Relations
A Jordanian prince secretly met with Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin in London, Israeli media reported on Wednesday, just days after King Abdullah confirmed relations between the two were at “an all-time low.” Prince Ghazi bin Mohammed, a senior […]

Netanyahu Authorizes Bill to Annex Jordan Valley
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly agreed yesterday that Likud’s bill which stipulates annexation of the Jordan Valley should be passed to the Knesset for approval, Israeli media reported. According to the Times of Israel, this […]