Story highlights Tensions have ramped up this month in Jerusalem

An official said Kushner spoke with Netanyahu and Abbas

(CNN) The White House is reaching out to international leaders to quell the crisis in Jerusalem, a senior administration official confirmed to CNN on Sunday.

White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, was leading the effort to work with Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians, the official said.

Along with Kushner, US envoy Jason Greenblatt, US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and US consul-general in Jerusalem Donald Blome have been holding the conversations, the official said.

Greenblatt departed for Israel on Sunday night to support efforts to reduce tensions in the region, a senior administration official told CNN.

"President Trump and his administration are closely following unfolding events in the region," the official said, adding, "We are engaged in discussions with the relevant parties and are committed to finding a resolution to the ongoing security issues."

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