Algiers, September 13, 2019, SPA -- Algeria condemned strongly today the statements of the Israeli occupation's Prime Minister regarding the annexation of the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea. A statement issued by the Foreign Ministry of Algeria said that Algeria considers these statements as a serious escalation against the Palestinian people. Algeria renewed its solidarity and firm stand with the State of Palestine and its people, calling on the international community to confront resolutely the repeated escalation steps of the Israeli occupation and to enable the Palestinian people to have their legitimate rights, especially the establishment of an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital. --SPA 15:10 LOCAL TIME 12:10 GMT 0004 www.spa.gov.sa/w1171179