Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to arrive today for a two-day visit to Turkey, BTA reported.
Abbas will be welcomed with an official ceremony in Ankara, after which he will meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
The leaders are expected to discuss the crisis in the Gaza Strip, the humanitarian crisis in the region and efforts to help displaced people.
Ceasefire negotiations are also likely to dominate the talks.
After the meeting, Erdogan and Abbas are expected to hold a joint press conference.
Abbas is also scheduled to address the Turkish parliament during an emergency session on August 15 called especially for the occasion.
Injured in the Israeli attacks on Gaza, who are currently being treated in Turkey, will be present in the hall, Hurriet informs.
Turkey's invitation to Abbas followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the US Congress on July 24.
Meanwhile, a missile attack was carried out against an American military base in the "Conoco" gas field. in the Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor, reported early this morning Syrian state media, cited by Reuters and BTA.
U.S. officials said shortly afterward that the projectiles fired at the air base did not hit the facility and that no one was injured, but clarified that this was preliminary information and subject to change.
A security source earlier told Reuters that Iran-backed militias fired six projectiles at the base, all of which landed near it. He noted that the US-led coalition responded to the attack with artillery.
Lebanese pro-Iranian television "Al Mayadin" reported that after the attack, American warplanes flew intensively in the skies over Deir al-Zar province.
Company "Conoco Phillips" (ConocoPhillips) said it was aware of reports of damage at a US and coalition base in eastern Syria named "Conoco", but noted that its assets in Syria were sold in early 2000.
The Pentagon said yesterday that eight US service members were wounded in a drone attack on a base in Syria last week, naming for the first time a specific number of casualties in the attack.
Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder said the U.S. believes the attack was carried out by Iranian-backed forces and the Pentagon is trying to determine exactly who they were.
The United States says its 900 troops in Syria and 2,500 in neighboring Iraq are advising and assisting local forces trying to prevent the rise of the Islamic State group, which in 2014 seized significant territory in both countries, but it was later largely destroyed.
The U.S. goal in the Middle East as a whole is to "decrease the temperature," deter and prevent future attacks and avoid regional conflict, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said, quoted by Reuters and BTA.
"This starts with concluding a deal for an immediate ceasefire and the release of the hostages in Gaza. We must cross the finish line," she said last night at a UN Security Council meeting dedicated to the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement "Hamas." in the Gaza Strip.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has approved the possible sale to Israel of fighter jets and other military equipment worth more than $20 billion, the Pentagon said, cited by Reuters and BTA.
In a statement, the US Department of Defense specified that Blinken had approved the possible sale of F-15 aircraft and equipment for nearly 19 billion dollars. He also approved the sale of approximately $774 million worth of tank ammunition and $583 million worth of M1148A1P2 tactical war machines and accompanying equipment. Tank ammunition will be secured for delivery almost immediately. The production and delivery of the F-15 fighter jets to the company "Boeing Co" (Boeing Co) will take years, however.
Congress was notified of the upcoming sale, which includes advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles (AMRAAMs) and high-explosive mortars, in addition to more than 50 F-15 fighter jets, 120mm tank ammunition and tactical vehicles, according to the Associated Press.
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The agency noted that the sale was approved at a time of heightened concern that Israel could find itself embroiled in a larger war in the Middle East. However, the weapons are not expected to reach Israel anytime soon, as these are contracts that will take years to implement. Much of the weaponry included in the package is intended to help Israel increase its military capacity in the long term, the AP emphasizes.
The Biden administration is struggling to maintain a balance between its continued support for Israel and mounting calls from lawmakers and the American public to limit military aid to Tel Aviv because of the high number of civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip.
While approving weapons for Israel, Washington is also trying to reach a cease-fire agreement in Gaza that could prevent an escalation of the war between Israel and the Palestinian group "Hamas" in a regional clash.
Fears of a larger war have intensified since the recent killings of the leader of "Hamas" Ismail Haniya in Iran and the military commander of the Lebanese movement "Hezbollah" Fouad Shukr in Beirut. Both killings prompted threats of retaliation against Israel, Reuters recalls.
At the same time, Blinken stated that the US is against the visit of Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to the complex with the "Al Aqsa" mosque. in Jerusalem - a place known among Jews as the Temple Mount, reported Reuters, quoted by BTA.
"These provocative actions only heighten tensions at a juncture when all attention should be on ongoing diplomatic efforts to reach an agreement for a ceasefire and the release of all hostages, as well as to create the conditions for a wider regional stability," Blinken said in a statement.
The head of US diplomacy urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to prevent future "provocative actions" after the far-right Israeli minister's visit to the Temple Mount sparked international outrage and protest, according to AFP.
"Prime Minister Netanyahu's cabinet has made it clear that the actions of Minister (Itamar) Ben Gvir are not in line with Israeli policy. We expect the government of Israel to prevent similar incidents in the future," said Blinken's statement, which also condemned the "blatant disregard" of the minister.
Earlier, an American diplomatic spokesman defined what happened as unacceptable.