Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) shakes hands with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during a welcome ceremony in Ankara, Turkey on Aug. 28, 2017. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged on Monday the Israeli government to end its "occupation attempts" of Palestine that threaten the possibility of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. (Xinhua/Mustafa Kaya)