Netanyahu to give up Jordan Valley

The Jewish paper Maariv reported that Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s special envoy Yitzhak Molcho suggested during the exploratory meetings in Amman that Israel would agree to abandon control on the Jordan Valley in exchange for intensive security measures at the Jordan river. Meanwhile, the Israeli PM’s office commented on the news saying that they “are meant to distort the negotiations, which both sides agreed to keep secret.” Palestinian sources told Maariv that Israel requested to maintain control of the Jordan Valley for 10 more years; a request rejected by Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erikat.