Türkiye Continues to Seek Mediation between Russia and Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) on the sidelines of the 6th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Astana, Kazakhstan, 13 October 2022.  EPA/VYACHESLAV PROKOFYEV/KREMLIN POOL/SPUTNIK/ POOL MANDATORY CREDIT
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) on the sidelines of the 6th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Astana, Kazakhstan, 13 October 2022. EPA/VYACHESLAV PROKOFYEV/KREMLIN POOL/SPUTNIK/ POOL MANDATORY CREDIT
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Türkiye Continues to Seek Mediation between Russia and Ukraine

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) on the sidelines of the 6th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Astana, Kazakhstan, 13 October 2022.  EPA/VYACHESLAV PROKOFYEV/KREMLIN POOL/SPUTNIK/ POOL MANDATORY CREDIT
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) on the sidelines of the 6th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Astana, Kazakhstan, 13 October 2022. EPA/VYACHESLAV PROKOFYEV/KREMLIN POOL/SPUTNIK/ POOL MANDATORY CREDIT

Türkiye’s President Tayyip Erdogan expressed his ongoing willingness to mediate between Russia and Ukraine for a "fair" peace between the two countries, a text of his comments en route from a visit to Egypt showed on Thursday.
"We have brought the parties together in Turkey on multiple occasions. We can do this again and open the door to peace through a solution-focused process management, free from external influences," Erdogan said.
"In our meetings with both President (Vladimir) Putin and President (Volodymyr) Zelenskiy, we continue our efforts in this pursuit."



Israel Says it Has Secured $8.7 Billion US Aid Package

A worker is raised on a forklift at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an apartment on al-Qaem street in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 26, 2024. (Photo by Ibrahim AMRO / AFP)
A worker is raised on a forklift at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an apartment on al-Qaem street in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 26, 2024. (Photo by Ibrahim AMRO / AFP)
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Israel Says it Has Secured $8.7 Billion US Aid Package

A worker is raised on a forklift at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an apartment on al-Qaem street in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 26, 2024. (Photo by Ibrahim AMRO / AFP)
A worker is raised on a forklift at the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an apartment on al-Qaem street in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 26, 2024. (Photo by Ibrahim AMRO / AFP)

Israel said on Thursday it had secured an $8.7 billion aid package from the United States package to support its ongoing military efforts.

The package includes $3.5 billion for essential wartime procurement, which has already been received and earmarked for critical military purchases, and $5.2 billion designated for air defense systems including the Iron Dome anti-missile system and an advanced laser system.

Israel is currently fighting on two fronts, against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon.