'Annexation will suffocate us': Jericho's Palestinians fear being cut off

Residents await Israel's next move, concerned they could be isolated from the rest of the West Bank

The future of Palestinians in the city of Jericho is suspended in uncertainty and fear as they wait for Israel to decide when and how it will annex vast swathes of the land that surrounding them, a step outlined in a US peace initiative which could leave residents isolated from other parts of the West Bank.

Annexation will suffocate us," said Aisha Subeh, selling grape leaves on a street in Jericho.