Palestine threatens to stop recognition of Israel if annexation plan implemented

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye warned on Monday that Palestine will stop the recognition of Israel if the Israeli government implements its plan to annex Palestinian lands.

"Withdrawing the recognition of Israel will remain on the table in case Israel implements its annexation plan," Ishtaye told the official Palestine Television in an interview.

"Israel's annexation of parts of the West Bank, mainly the Jordan Valley, aims at undermining the possibilities of establishing an independent Palestinian state," he noted.

The international community understands the Palestinian leadership's abolition of agreements and understandings reached with Israel "because the world knows that Israel has unilaterally made this decision" to annex the Palestinian lands, the prime minister explained.

Ishtaye affirmed that the Palestinian side has fully stopped all coordination with Israel covering economy, health and security.

(CGTN)