Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, right, and U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee hold up a symbolic one?dollar bill, the price of leasing the land for the new embassy, during the ceremony in Jerusalem, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. AP-Yonhap
JERUSALEM — The United States on Wednesday signed an agreement to build a new embassy compound in Jerusalem, in a move that Israel said reflected the "unbreakable alliance" between the countries.
During his first term, US President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital in December 2017 and ordered the relocation of Washington's diplomatic mission from Tel Aviv.
But the services were spread across several locations in Jerusalem until a single permanent site could be found.
"The United States not only recognises Jerusalem as the eternal, indigenous, and forever capital of the Jewish people, but also that the United States says that we're going to do something about it," US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said during a signing ceremony at Israel's foreign ministry.
