Israeli actions on West Bank settlements cause concern for US and opposition leaders.

The US State Department has criticized Israel's passing of a bill that revokes parts of a law that authorized the evacuation of four northern West Bank settlements in 2005, calling it "provocative and counterproductive." The legislation allows for the resettlement of one of the four towns, Homesh, which was built on private Palestinian land. The move has been condemned by the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, the United Nations, and the European Union, with all parties calling for Israel to reverse the legislation, which they say violates international law and hampers efforts to deescalate tensions.