The United States and Israel signed an agreement allocating land for a permanent U.S. embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday. The agreement was signed by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar and U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee at the Israeli Foreign Ministry in the presence of Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion.

According to JNS.org, the land allocated for the embassy is the Allenby Compound in southern Jerusalem. Al Jazeera reported that the lease for the embassy land was valued at $1. Dawn reported that before the agreement, U.S. diplomatic services were spread across several locations in Jerusalem.

Dawn reported that Mike Huckabee said the United States recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish people and that the United States will act on that recognition. Times of Israel reported that Huckabee added the decision was rooted in religious tradition dating back 3,800 years. Times of Israel also reported that Gideon Sa’ar described the United States as crucial to Israel, said the agreement is about more than just the allocation of land, calling it a recognition of history and a declaration of a shared future, and characterized former President Donald Trump’s 2017 decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital a moral act.