Israel settlement growth not 'good for peace': Trump

US President Donald Trump does not trust Israeli settlement development in Palestinian regions is "useful for peace", he told a paper Friday, in his most direct remarks on the matter since introduction.

In the meeting distributed in Hebrew by the Israel Hayom daily paper, Trump likewise said he was considering "genuinely" about moving the US international safe haven in Israel to Jerusalem, a move wildly restricted by the Palestinians.

Addressing the daily paper in front of Israeli Head administrator Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington one week from now, Trump was cited as saying he might have been "not somebody who trusts that propelling settlements is useful for peace".

The universal group considers settlements in the involved West Bank and east Jerusalem unlawful and says they hazard decimating seeks after peace with the Palestinians.

Trump's organization, in any case, has been to a great extent quiet as Israel has reported more than 6,000 new homes in settlements glaring difference, an unmistakable difference to feedback from ancestor Barack Obama.

Trump was likewise cited by Israel Hayom as saying he might have been "contemplating" arrangements to move the US international safe haven from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

He said he was considering "genuinely" about the dubious movement, which he focused on before taking office, focusing on it was not a "simple choice".

No English transcript of the meeting was distributed.