Youre watching the news hour live from headquarters and. Coming up in the next sixty minutes white house Officials SayPresident Trump will recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel on wednesday and intends to move the u. S. Embassy there the u. N. Security council asks all parties in yemens war to work towards a durable cease fire fueled by strong winds California Wildfires forced tens of thousands of people from their homes and some families from argentina close a chapter in the one nine hundred eighty two fault war our forensic investigation allowed them to bring the remains of their loved ones oh. Hello we begin this news hour with breaking news President Donald Trump will announce on wednesday that the u. S. Will recognize jerusalem as israels capital and has plans to relocate the m. Merican embassy there white house officials confirmed the news in a briefing well earlier trump called arab leaders to inform them of his intentions the saudi king says it will inflame the feelings of muslims while the palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas is warning of dangerous consequences. Our position the position of the present public this is very clear and if. The American Embassy is going to be moved to the jerusalem this is against International Law and this is this would be unacceptable for our son. If this happened it would complicate things it would put an obstacle to the Peace Process maybe it would be the end of the Peace Process. But backed out from this. Plan Shihab Rattansi explains. Well thats beautiful at the white house there was no sense of the International Uproar thats been caused by Donald Trumps forthcoming speech announcing the u. S. Is recognition of jerusalem as israels capital this is a Campaign Promise to keep trump financial danas like Las Vegas Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson and his right wing evangelical base whom the president needs now move them ever as his popularity ratings plummet throughout the day the president briefed the regional leaders which led to this question at the state Department Briefing im wondering if you can say that the that hes gotten the support of anyone for any decision that he might make so again im not going to characterize those conversations minutes later the White House Press secretary was similarly callie about the decision im not going to get ahead of the president s remarks that hell make tomorrow to say other than israel which thinks that this move is twenty two years overdue that all of the feedback hes been getting from World Leaders is overwhelmingly negative so no again he spoke with five leaders thats hardly indicative of everybody across the globe mr president the fifth fleet of the president called was the israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu israeli politicians have welcomed crumbs to susan jerusalem the israeli mayor of the city so that the embassy move could take two minutes by switching the sign on the current u. S. Consulate in west jerusalem Administration Officials who didnt want publicly to be named later said that was not going to happen more about building a new embassy would take at least three to four years to the question of whether that means of this decision could be reversed if president doesnt stay on for a second term the officials insisted once the process of planning and you embassy begins it would reach its conclusion they also said the president was simply affirming what they called quote reality both historical and modern that connect to the state of israel to the city they argued issues of sovereignty would not change i was. Said that not moving the Embassy Since it was required by congress in one thousand nine hundred five had not made any difference to the Peace Process but trumpet ministration was still committed to a two state solution they said if thats what both parties wanted but with reports over the weekend that the president s middle east envoy is pushing a saudi backed plan that gives israel full control of all of jerusalem it appears that drums announcement on wednesday will be in keeping with the direction of his administrations emerging middle east policy and well bring in she had now hes joining us from washington so what was speculation a few hours ago she had has now been confirmed. I think what we had that background briefing that has changed things somewhat throughout the day we had the sense that this might be part of some monster plan some middle eastern master plan hatched by Jared Kirshner the saudis the administration perhaps plying that pressure on the palestinians to succumb to the u. S. Says the u. S. Is will but then we had that background briefing it was interesting about that was how at pains the three officials and three Administration Officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity were to suggest there wasnt really a plan and that nothings actually going to change that actually dog trouble does continue signing these six month waivers preventing or ensuring that the embassy doesnt move from tel aviv to jerusalem simply they said because its a logistical problem and an embassy takes at least three or four years the London Embassy took eight years to move from Grosvenor Square to its location where its moving next year we just cant do it theres security Security Problems and as far as the trouble ministration is concerned they said all these issues of sovereignty over its final status issues on the status of East Jerusalem theyre still exactly the same they said so what does this mean so then were left with is this just some easy way for donald trump at least domestically to appeal to that far right wing core evangelical base who by the way might be a little downcast at the moment because the old trouble in the Republican Party have just indorsed an alleged child molester fred Alabama Senate seat so this is you know theyre not that happy necessarily right now and here they were doing very happy by all these all these headlines theyve been generated over the course of tuesday for a long held promises by several president ial candidates which never never come to fruition to be honest its very difficult to tell right now what this means whether its part of a big plan whether its just for domestic consumption but we do now have to brace ourselves and we know the embassies and u. S. Military installations around the world all bracing themselves for the consequences ok as he had thank you for that update from washington. Well news of the possible move has angered palestinians in the occupied west bank dozens of protesters gathered outside the church of the nativity in bethlehem and you can see there them setting fires to posters with Donald Trumps image well as youve been hearing there has been strong global condemnation and concern about the intended move so at least a dozen leaders an organization have said theyre against it as it would destabilize the middle east and contravenes International Law so here is just a few of many of the voices you hear them now that have been speaking out. Mr trump jerusalem is a red line for muslims. We will follow the struggle to the very last moment with determination and we could even go right up to cutting our diplomatic relations with israel go. Away must be found through negotiations to resolve the status of jerusalem as the future capital of the states so that the aspiration of both parties can be fulfilled. Well. The council of ministers rejects this step and expresses its utmost concern regarding this step as well as the moving of the American Embassy to jerusalem to the Iraqi Government walls of the consequences of this decision on the stability of the area and the world you can order the rights of palestinians and the arab and muslim world and other religions. That are indications that the United States in the coming days and recognize disagree with famous capital by the be without consulting with europe we all know what far reaching consequences a step would have germanys position on the shooter means unchanged the solution the dissolution problem can only be found to direct negotiations between the two parties. Well the u. S. Congress in one nine hundred ninety five approved whats known as the Jerusalem Embassy act it declared that jerusalem should be recognized as israels capital and that the u. S. Embassy would be established there by may nine hundred ninety nine the act mandated sharp cuts in funding for the state department if the deadline wasnt met but Congress Also allowed the white house to delay the move for six months at a time on National Security grounds that waiver has been invoked since the one nine hundred ninety s. By president s clinton bush and obama and Donald Trumps already done it once during his presidency lets bring in Hillary Mann Leverett says shes a c. E. O. Of strategic thats a Political Risk consultancy and shes also a former state Department Official joining us from washington d. C. Thanks for talking to al jazeera so this is what we know right now trump will be announcing on wednesday that the u. S. Is recognizing jerusalem as the capital of israel and that the u. S. Embassy will be moving there however he will sign another six month waiver to keep the embassy in tel aviv for the time being what is the strategy behind that announcing jerusalem as the capital but then signing a waiver to delay the move by six months. Well were not certain exactly what the strategy is the administer the white house has been pretty effective in keeping keeping their deliberations secret and not letting them leak one of the more effective uses of their of the of the of that kind of strategy ive seen in a long time if we give them the benefit of the doubt that they actually do have a strategy and one that is rooted in trumps socalled principles especially what hes written about in his book the art of the deal he may be trying to generate a crisis in order to create opportunity if the socalled Peace Process or the pursuit of a priest process by gerrard cushion or were actually going anywhere if there was any credible hope for an actual Peace Process being launched by Jared Kushner they wouldnt be doing Something Like this thats so inflammatory so incendiary about jerusalem it says to me that that process that jared cowen has been working on now since trump was elected is going nowhere and they have decided to create to generate a crisis in order to create some opportunity to give themselves at least six months because trump will wave the sign the waivers of the embassy doesnt have to move now it gives them at least six months and its renewable it gives them more and more time to put forward their whatever plan they may have and probably to force it on the palestinians where they otherwise would not be susceptible to such a deal so it sounds like youre saying here that this is part of a larger middle east plan rather than this could be something to do with domestic consumption. I think so i think that trump is often underestimated as someone who either doesnt understand International Dynamics doesnt understand political dynamics and frankly doesnt even understand u. S. Interests to me that has been a mistake that u. S. And International Elites have me thats a mistake that they have made since trump announced his candidacy i think there is more seriousness to his intent and he has succeeded over and over again here my concern is that he does have a strategy and that jerad cushion or in particular has a strategy and he has discussed it until four a. M. Were told with the Saudi Crown Prince mohamed bin some on and it involves. Basically giving jerusalem designating jerusalem to israel and leaving the palestinians with the crumbs of various neighborhoods around jerusalem thats just part of what we in fact are in that report so i write for days or they have referred to as the capital of for the for the palestinians but let me just ask you the now the state department is warning that american embassies worldwide warning them to heighten security ahead of this possible announcement on wednesday and weve seen International Condemnation as well from from World Leaders i mean how concerning is all of this for you. Its certainly concerning to me as an american as an analyst as someone who studies the middle east who cares about u. S. Interests in the middle east its now much its much more unsafe for an american to walk anywhere in the middle east than when i started working on these issues a couple of decades ago so it concerns me as an american i think the strategy though out of the white house is very intentional i think they are trying to generate a crisis a crisis on several levels that they can then come and and put out the fire in a sense with their with their plan that otherwise would be unacceptable to the parties a plan that gives israel that cedes israel in its entirety seeds through some in its entirety to israel is something that the arab and muslim world would never accept on its own but generating this kind of crisis i think they see the white house sees it as an important way to push their plan forward all right Hillary Mann Leverett we thank you for joining us on aljazeera for the u. N. Security council has appealed to all sides in yemen to recommit to a un led political process to end the conflict its warning the country faces a catastrophic famine and close to a million cases of cholera councils pushing for unhindered humanitarian access in particular. To provide safe rapid. And sustained. And humanitarian access to the populations. Affected governorates. And. Most importantly. And some. The member of the Security Council full sized to uphold their obligations under International Humanitarian law. The president says he will launch a campaign against the movement that killed his father. Has called for revenge meanwhile thousands of healthy is gathered for a show of strength in the capital some. Reports. The killing of. Has plunged yemen into even more uncertainty the ousted president dominant Political Force for over three decades was killed in an attack led by hooty fighters on monday salah had been in an alliance with the iranian backed rebels for more than two years and his death sparked intense fighting on the streets of the capital sanaa. The clashes were ongoing the entire night until the morning if someone stepped out into the street or fled they would have a bullet hit the mean the head chest or body. On tuesday thousands of who the supporters filled the streets of sanaa celebrating what they called the end of the crisis but yemens challenges are far from over the Saudi Led Coalition which supports the internationally recognized government led by up to rubble months or heidi has said it will still strike rebel targets and how to use urging yemenis to rise against the who these ladies. And i call upon all of you with an open heart and a strong will to turn the new page and to get rid of such a nightmare lets put our hands together to end the control of these criminal gangs and to build a new united yemen. So other than the who pushed out how these government in january two thousand and fifteen and set up their own administration prompting the saudi led campaign against them since then the country has been split between the who the rebels in the north adis administration in the south and forces. Loyal to saleh. His death could mark a turning point and the conflict getting worse a conflict which has already killed nearly ten thousand people pushed yemen to the brink of mass starvation and triggered what the United Nations has called the worlds worst humanitarian crisis we are mired all parties to the conflict that deliberate attacks against civilians and against civilian and medical infrastructure or clear violations of International Humanitarian law and may constitute war crimes. A former military officer became president of north yemen in one thousand nine hundred Seventy Eight after a coup and in one nine hundred ninety when the north and south reunited he was elected as the first president of the newly unified country he was ousted in two thousand and twelve during the arab spring uprising that managed to stay in the country and wielded considerable power behind the scenes saleh once like in his involvement in yemeni politics is dancing on the head of snakes and while its not yet clear who will succeed him or what his death will mean for the fighting on the ground or the future of yemen one thi