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United States and Israel sign agreement to build new embassy compound in Jerusalem on former Palestinian land
The deal was signed July 1 at Israel's foreign ministry for a site at the Allenby compound. It follows the 2017 recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital under President Trump.
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The United States signed an agreement on July 1, 2026, to build a new embassy compound in Jerusalem. The signing ceremony was held at Israel's foreign ministry, with US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar present. Le Monde reported that the embassy will be constructed at the Allenby compound in southern Jerusalem.
Sa'ar said the agreement underscored the "unbreakable alliance" between the United States and Israel. " In December 2017, during his first term, President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital and ordered the relocation of the US diplomatic mission from Tel Aviv.
After that decision, US diplomatic services in Jerusalem operated from several locations until a single permanent site could be identified.
Israel captured East Jerusalem during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and later declared the city its undivided capital.
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