Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 20, 2017. REUTERS

JERUSALEM: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will deliver a televised speech on Wednesday in response to US President Donald Trump?s anticipated announcement that Washington recognizes Jerusalem as Israel?s capital, a Palestinian official said.

?The president (Abbas) will first listen to President Trump?s speech, and will then give a response,? the official told Reuters, adding that the remarks would be broadcast on Palestine TV.

Trump?s announcement on Jerusalem, a city at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, was set for 1 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT). Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has so far held off on commenting explicitly about Trump?s planned policy shift.