Nigeria, Oct. 23 -- Israel's proposed bills to annex parts of the occupied West Bank have drawn swift condemnation from several countries, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkiye, Jordan, and the Palestinian Foreign Ministry.

On Wednesday, Israeli lawmakers advanced two far-right bills in the Knesset.

The first bill-approved by 32 votes to 9-seeks to annex a major Israeli settlement east of Jerusalem, while the second, which passed narrowly by 25 to 24 votes, calls for the annexation of the entire West Bank.

Both measures still require three additional readings before they can take effect as law.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia denounced the Knesset's preliminary approval of the bills, describing them as attempts to legitimise settlements ...