Trump tells Abbas of intention to move embassy

US President Donald Trump has told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of his intention to relocate the US embassy from Tel Aviv to the occupied al-Quds ('Jerusalem '), the Palestinian presidency says.

In a phone call on Tuesday, Trump "informed the president (Abbas) on his intention to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem," the Palestinian presidency said in a statement.

The statement did not explain whether the US president planned to move the embassy immediately or at some point in the future.

Abbas, for his part, "warned of the dangerous consequences of such a decision on the peace process, security and stability in the region and the world," the statement said.

"The president reaffirms our firm position that there can be no Palestinian state without east Jerusalem as its capital in accordance with the resolutions of international law and the Arab peace initiative," it added.

The Palestinian president "will continue his communications with world leaders to prevent such an unacceptable and rejected step."