Vice President Pence’s planned trip to Israel has been indefinitely postponed, with Israeli officials citing “various scheduling difficulties,” The Times of Israel reported Monday.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry on Monday published its list of foreign dignitaries expected to visit in January, and Pence was not included, according to the news outlet.

A spokesperson for the vice president pushed back on the report, however, telling The Hill that Pence "is still going in January."

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Pence had previously announced he was delaying his trip to the Middle East, citing the vote on the GOP tax bill. Republicans passed the legislation on Dec. 20.

Pence was then expected to travel to the region the week of Jan. 14, when he would visit Israel and Egypt.

Pence’s planned visit was met with some blowback after President Trump Donald John TrumpHR McMaster says president's policy to withdraw troops from Afghanistan is 'unwise' Cast of 'Parks and Rec' reunite for virtual town hall to address Wisconsin voters Biden says Trump should step down over coronavirus response MORE in early December declared Jerusalem to be Israel’s capital, and announced the U.S. would move its embassy there from Tel Aviv.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced he would not meet with Pence in light of the decision.

Other regional leaders condemned Trump’s announcement, saying it would undermine peace efforts in the region. The United Nations overwhelmingly voted in December to condemn Trump's Jerusalem decision.

--This report was updated at 12:57 p.m.