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King talked with senior American officials about boosting defence and military ties with Washington whileÌýin the state of Florida on Friday.

King Abdullah spoke separately with US Central Command chief Michael Kurila and Special Operations Command head Richard Clarke as he began a working visit to his key ally, the monarch's official website said.

Also broached in the Tampa talks was global and regional work to combat terror.

It remains unknown if US President Joe Biden is to receiveÌýthe Jordanian ruler for a White House meeting, The Media LineÌýnews agency said on Monday, thoughÌýthe pairÌýdiscussed violent Israeli security raids against occupied East Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa MosqueÌýinÌýRamadan during a telephone call last month.

Jordanian lawmaker and ex-minister Mohammad Al-Momani told the outlet King Abdullah's trip will "no doubt focus on the need for quiet in the holy city of Jerusalem and that all efforts be made to ensure the historic rights of the city according to international law".

He added that talksÌýwith US officials during the visit will mostly be concerned with these issues.

Palestinians consider Israel's repeated attacks against Al-Aqsa, the most recent of which occurredÌýon Thursday, to be a provocation and part of a wider effort to transform the third-holiest site in IslamÌýinto a Jewish place of worship,Ìýin breach of the longstandingÌýstatus-quo agreement there.

The US and other Western countries see as a bastion of stability in a tenseÌýMiddle East.

Neighbouring Syria continues to be gripped by its brutal regime and ongoing war, while Lebanon struggles with an economic meltdown which has seen the poverty rate skyrocket to 78 percent, according to the United Nations.