US expected to open embassy in Jerusalem in May

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FILE PHOTO: An Israeli flag is seen near the Dome of the Rock, located in Jerusalem's Old City on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount December 6, 2017. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/File Photo

The United States is expected to open its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem in May, a US official told Reuters on Friday.

US President Donald Trump announced last year that the United States recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, setting in motion the move of the embassy to Jeruslaem from Tel Aviv.