Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape arrived in "Israel" for an official visit during which he will participate in the opening of his country's embassy in Jerusalem.

The plans of Judaization and settlement deepening by the Israeli Occupation government in East Jerusalem go hand in hand with vast and unprecedented settlement plans in the rest of the cities of the West Bank.

Russia has agreed to open a consular representation in Jerusalem, which could bolster the Israeli Occupation’s claim to the disputed city as its capital and strain Moscow’s ties with its Arab allies.

The Israeli government held a cabinet meeting last week in a tunnel underneath al-Aqsa Mosque to demonstrate the Zionist state's sovereignty over the city of Jerusalem and its holy sites.

The Guardian report indicated that a US-based pro-Israel group is campaigning against the Australian government’s decision to cancel recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of "Israel."