Trump moves embassy to Jerusalem

President Donald Trump made good on his promise to move the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem.

The administration unveiled an interim embassy in a U.S. consular building in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018.

"Today we officially opened the United States embassy in Jerusalem. Congratulations. It's been a long time coming," Trump said in a recorded video message. "For many years we failed to acknowledge the obvious, the plain reality that Israel's capital is Jerusalem."

Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, both White House advisers, attended the ceremony alongside Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan.

The opening coincided with the 70th anniversary of Israel's establishment.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and a few staff members are the only ones making the move. Most diplomats will continue to work from Tel Aviv until a larger site is found.

In a recorded video message Trump pledged commitment to facilitating a lasting peace agreement between Israel and Palestine.

However, Palestinians and European allies view the embassy move as a step in the wrong direction for a peace deal. The announcement was overshadowed by thousands of Palestinian protesters in Gaza, dozens of whom were killed.