Erdoğan, Putin discuss Hamas-Israel conflict

ANKARA

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

Türkiye's Communications Directorate said in a statement that two leaders discussed the Palestine-Israel conflict as well as the arising humanitarian crisis.

Erdoğan highlighted the “deepening” violence targeting Palestinian territories, and the “civilian deaths increasing by the minute.” The Directorate’s statement said that Erdoğan also pointed out that the “silence” of the West brought the humanitarian crisis in Gaza to a level that is not “preventable.” He also stressed that Türkiye would exert every effort to restore calm in the region.