The custodian of Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem al-Quds censures as “null and void” Israeli measures to consolidate its occupation of the city and annex more Palestinian land.

Israel delayed a ministerial vote on the proposed bill on Sunday without explanation but an official said the bill's current version "invites international pressure and involves difficult legal issues."

Israeli cabinet ministers are set to vote on a bill that would annex 19 settlements to the municipal boundaries of occupied Jerusalem al-Quds.

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin says he supports the full annexation of the West Bank.

Anti-Russia rhetoric has dominated the EU-Ukraine summit in Brussels.