Second ministerial meeting was supposed to take place in July after several delays; US official says West Bank expansion moves also 'taint' Saudi normalization effort

Guterres says settlements driving violence, urges Jerusalem to halt expected approval of over 4,000 homes and reverse resolution handing Smotrich control of West Bank planning

State Department issues condemnation over the weekend after Jerusalem announces it'll green-light 4,500 settlement units, hand Smotrich more control over settlement policy

Report puts Israel in Tier 2 of trafficking rankings, meaning country does not mean minimum standards, but recognizes 'significant efforts' to improve

State Department spokesman says Washington will talk to Israelis directly before drawing conclusions, notes initial IDF statement that incident showed 'lapse of moral judgment'

State Department says recent show by former Pink Floyd frontman 'contained imagery that is deeply offensive to Jewish people and minimized the Holocaust'

Sides present conflicting report of events near makeshift yeshiva for settlers that was illegally transferred, after approval from ministers

State Department reiterates statement that it is 'deeply troubled' by move, while European Union calls on Israel 'to reverse this action'

State Department highlights 'attacks against Palestinians in homes and farms in which they have lived for decades,' while also calling out attempted stabbing by a Palestinian

Settlers begin process of moving wildcat outpost off private Palestinian land to make way for its legalization, despite Israeli assurances to Biden that it would not do so