Shtayyeh will meet with senior EU officials to discuss lack of European budget support and the PA's ongoing fiscal troubles; diplomats say funding gap is due to 'technical issues'

Ann Linde expresses hesitation about aid; Palestinian official claims statements, published by Sweden's public broadcaster, were fabricated by Hamas-affiliated websites

Linda Thomas-Greenfield condemns Hamas for holding Israeli civilians, troops' bodies, and urges Israel to probe settler violence

Move was first announced this summer as part of Defense Minister Gantz's effort to strengthen Palestinian Authority

Abbas meeting with senior embassy personnel, but Palestinian official says policy unchanged and officials in Ramallah won't meet local US diplomats until consulate reopened

Palestinian Authority leader spoke with fathers of men who tried to stab police in Jerusalem, shoot troops in West Bank; Israeli opposition pans talks in Ramallah

'If we lose hope, we lose the future,' Abbas says during meeting with Nitzan Horowitz, Isawi Frej; PA President invites all other coalition members to Ramallah

Defense chief said to reiterate backing for two-state solution in meeting in late August, while citing 'limits' of new government

Regional Cooperation Minister Issawi Frej confirms he and Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz will sit down with Palestinian leader next week, plays down potential impact of meeting

TV report says PA chief seeking to talk politics with Nitzan Horowitz, Issawi Frej; Bennett's office says hasn't been asked to okay meetings