What did Washington ask Israel about settlement construction in the West Bank?

The United States asked Israel not to proceed with settlement construction plans in the West Bank at the present time against the backdrop of security tensions in Israel, Hebrew sites revealed.

This comes after the Hebrew Walla website revealed that the Biden administration had invited Israel several times during the past four months to hold a meeting with the Palestinian Authority at the White House.

According to five American and Israeli sources, Bennett's government did not categorically reject the American proposal, but rather expressed reservations.

As for the settlement issue, according to the report of the Hebrew Channel 7, the issue was raised for discussion during the visit of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin last week. In talks with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Foreign Minister Yair Lapid and Army Minister Beni Gantz, Blankin said the US believed that agreeing to build settlement units in the short term and at least until the end of Ramadan might harm American efforts to bring Israel and the Palestinians together.

In recent days, it was said that the Israeli Army Minister would approve some 3,000settlement units in the West Bank, but this decision has not been Approvedved so far and the American opposition appears to be preventing Gantz from approving the decision.

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