The U.S. opposes the settlements and believes they violate international law, he said. Washington "will continue to urge Israeli officials to refrain from taking actions to fund outposts that have long been illegal under Israeli law," the State Department spokesperson said.

State Department reiterates US policy that settlements are 'counterproductive … inconsistent with international law' - Anadolu Ajansı

Airstrikes, drones and ground troops targeting militants are turning Palestinian territory into another war front.

The US opposes the settlements and believes they violate international law, he said. Washington "will continue to urge Israeli officials to refrain from taking actions to fund outposts that have long been illegal under Israeli law," the State Department spokesperson said.

Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man and wounded two people including a child during raids in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho and adjacent refugee camps, Palestinian health authorities said on Tuesday.

The Gaza war has worsened the human rights situation in Israel, a new State Department report says, citing claims of crimes by Hamas and the Israeli government.

When word came over the weekend that Israel's closest ally, the United States, reportedly plans to hold members of an Israeli military battalion accountable for violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank,