Among the hurdles have been Israeli settlement of occupied land and feuding between Western-backed Palestinian authority in the occupied West Bank and the Hamas movement governing in Gaza.

Source: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-barred-opening-physical-mission-jerusalem-says-israeli-foreign-minister

In an unsourced report, Israel’s Army Radio said the sides may discuss measures to boost Palestinian security forces in the West Bank as well as a possible curbing of Israeli settlement activity.

Source: https://cyprus-mail.com/2023/02/26/jordan-hosting-israeli-palestinian-talks-to-avert-escalation-in-violence/

Mourners carry the body of Nachman Mordoff, 17, during his funeral in the Israeli settlement of Shilo, in the occupied West Bank, on June 21, 2023.

Source: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20230621-israelis-palestinians-mourn-slain-teenagers-as-violence-rages-in-west-bank

The attack took place near an Israeli settlement in the Jordan Valley and the girls’ father witnessed the incident from a separate car following behind, local officials said.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23443194.two-british-israeli-citizens-killed-west-bank-shooting/?ref=rss

The European Union reiterated its opposition to "Israeli settlement policy and the measures taken in this context, including forced evictions."

Source: https://english.pnn.ps/news/46116

The incident came as thousands of mourners gathered Tuesday at an Israeli settlement in the West Bank for the funeral of a British-Israeli woman killed in a shooting attack days earlier.

Source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2023/04/israeli-forces-kill-two-palestinians-british-israeli-buried

These concerns were heightened when Germany, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom joined the United States in issuing a statement against Israeli settlement activity.

Source: https://www.jewishpress.com/indepth/editorial/biden-came-through-for-israel-at-least-for-the-moment/2023/02/22/