Israel to Consider Partial Sovereignty Over West Bank on Sunday in Response to Recognition of Palestinian State

Translation by Sada News - The Hebrew channel Reshet Kan revealed on Wednesday evening that the Israeli security cabinet, known as the "kabinett," will discuss on the upcoming Sunday the steps that may be taken in response to the recognition of the Palestinian state by several countries during the upcoming United Nations meeting.

According to the Hebrew channel, as translated by Sada News, the kabinett will discuss the political preparations to confront this expected campaign from several countries.

It reported that one of the proposed suggestions is to declare Israeli sovereignty over certain areas in the West Bank.

It also noted that the Sunday meeting will focus on discussing developments in the war in Gaza and negotiations, especially after no progress was made in the recent meeting held between Israeli and Egyptian officials in Tel Aviv, indicating that ministers will be briefed on what transpired in the meeting.

It confirmed that there are disagreements between Israel and the Egyptian and Qatari mediators regarding the partial agreement that Hamas has accepted.

The channel mentioned last week that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a discussion regarding the readiness of several countries to recognize a Palestinian state, during which his Foreign Minister Gidon Sa'ar expressed his support for closing the French consulate in Jerusalem, as well as imposing diplomatic sanctions on countries that recognize a Palestinian state.

Meanwhile, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for imposing sovereignty over the West Bank as a declarative step, alongside dissolving the Palestinian Authority, which security agencies oppose, while National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir was excluded from the discussion and sent an angry message, stating: "They do not want to hear my criticism."

During the conference that will be held at the United Nations headquarters next month, which was initiated by France and Saudi Arabia, countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Finland, Luxembourg, Portugal, and San Francisco are working to recognize the Palestinian state, in addition to countries that have already issued similar declarations, including Spain, Ireland, Malta, and Norway.