Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Ishtaye also issued a statement, denouncing Netanyahu as a "destroyer of the peace process."
The 2,400-sq-km Jordan Valley, which accounts for nearly 30 percent of the West Bank, is regarded to be strategic both in terms of security and agriculture.
If Netanyahu moves to annex part of the West Bank, it would be a major shift from Israel's long-held policy and is set to trigger strong criticism from Arab countries and the international community, and even escalate violent clashes with the Palestinians.
On Tuesday night, Netanyahu was whisked off the stage of an election rally, which was part of the Likud's campaign ahead of the Sept. 17 parliamentary elections, after rockets fired from Gaza Strip triggered air raid sirens in the southern city of Ashdod.
Video footages taken at the rally showed people running in panic and security guards escorting Netanyahu off the stage.
A spokesperson with Netanyahu's Likud party told Xinhua that Netanyahu later returned to the stage to finish his speech.
No group in Gaza immediately claimed responsibility for firing the rockets, which Israeli army said were intercepted by Israel's anti-rocket Iron Dome system.
The Islamic Hamas movement, which controls the Gaza Strip, earlier accused Netanyahu of selling "illusion" to Israeli voters by vowing to annex parts of the occupied West Bank.
"Netanyahu is searching for the right-wing votes throughout selling his audience the illusion that he would keep the occupation of our land forever," said Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem.
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