Palestinians held a rally in Jericho on Monday to protest Israel’s plan to apply sovereignty to areas of the West Bank.

The protest in Jericho, in the south of the Jordan Valley, came in response to a call by Fatah, the party of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, according to The Jerusalem Post.

The United Nation’s Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Nickolay Mladenov, joined the protest and criticized Israel’s annexation plan, saying it could "kill" peace and Palestinian statehood.

"The UN believes annexation is against international law," Mladenov said.

Chinese, Russian, European Union and Japanese diplomats took part in the protest, according to AFP.

The Palestinian Authority (PA) , Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) and Fatah officials also attended the rally, JPost reported.

Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat told AFP that a "large international coalition" including Arab, African and European countries back the Palestinians against Israel’s annexation plan.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the annexation process will begin on July 1, while top officials in the administration of US President Donald Trump will reportedly meet this week to discuss green-lighting the plan.

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