It's the first such meeting between senior Israeli and Palestinian officials in Ramallah since 2014, when US-mediated peace talks collapsed.
Moshe Kahlon's office said today that he and Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai of the Israeli defense body COGAT met with Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah this week.
The office says they discussed the goodwill gestures Israel approved ahead of Trump's visit, aimed in part at laying the groundwork for restarting peace talks.