An-Najah News - The head of the Palestinian Authority’s General Authority of Civil Affairs Hussein al-Sheikh,said in a tweet that Israel had to think about ending its occupation of Palestine before demanding negotiations with the Palestinians.

Al-Sheikh tweet came a after a statment by the Israeli minister of “Defense” Benny Gantz, expressingn his intention to visit Ramallah and directly negotiate with President Mahmoud Abbas.

Sheikh tweeted, “Whoever talks about his willingness to visit Ramallah and negotiate, he must first think about ending the occupation,not about sending his army to annex and further embed the occupation."

The Israeli occupation’s government is expected to hold a cabinet vote next week regarding a possible annexation of potions of the occupied West Bank which is a part of US President Donald Trump’s infamous “Deal of the Century”, which was announced on January 28, and which refers to Jerusalem as “Israel’s undivided capital” and recognizes Israeli sovereignty over large parts of the West Bank.