US officials have warned their Chinese counterparts behind closed doors about what those costs might be.
PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS: According to some Palestinians, it already started a year ago in the West Bank, when several armed groups sprang up.
The US is working as closely as it can with the Israeli and the Palestinian security services to prevent violence, CIA head William Burns said.
Abbas called for the restoration of pre-1967 lines and an independent Palestinian state.
Russia has made it a criminal offense to discredit its armed forces, distributing "false information" about the military carries a maximum sentence of 15 years.
The CIA chief's visit came amid an escalation of security tensions in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
News revealed in former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo's new book. Israeli intelligence sources deny operation was Iran nuclear archive heist.