Israel confirmed on Thursday it was planning to appropriate a large tract of fertile land in the West Bank, close to Jordan, a move likely to exacerbate tensions with Western allies and already drawing international condemnation, Yedioth Ahronoth reported.

In an email sent to a media outlet, COGAT, a unit of the Israeli Defense Ministry, said the political decision to seize the territory had been taken and "the lands are in the final stages of being declared state lands".

Source: MENA