Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have arrived in Israel to open the new US embassy in Jerusalem.

The US president's daughter and son-in-law, as well as other senior administration officials, will attend the opening of the embassy later on Monday, around 4 p.m. local time.

Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital in December, fulfilling a campaign pledge and upending the status quo in the Middle East.

Monday's ceremony will be largely symbolic, as the new embassy building isn't ready yet — only a small interim embassy will start operating on Monday inside the existing US consulate building in Jerusalem.

A larger site will be found later when the rest of the existing US embassy relocates from Tel Aviv.

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