Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday called for the de-escalation of tensions, following the bloody outbreak of violence between Israel and the Palestinians earlier this week.
Russian officials added that Moscow and Ankara also “called on the two parties to the conflict to de-escalate tensions and resolve issues peacefully.”
“We have expressed serious concerns about the continuing clashes and the growing number of people killed and injured,” the Kremlin said in a statement.
Israeli forces have carried out hundreds of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip since Monday, to which Hamas and other militant groups responded by firing a burst of missiles at Israeli cities. The biggest outbreak of violence last Friday has already claimed more than 50 lives, the biggest death toll in the last seven years.
“The world needs to teach Israel a “strong” lesson”, Erdogan told Putin, as the UN Security Council prepares to address the outbreak of violence between Israel and the Palestinians.
The Turkish President, openly supporting Palestinian aspirations, took up diplomacy and spoke with a chain of regional leaders, condemning Israel’s “terror.”
Speaking to Putin, Erdogan said that “the international community needs to teach Israel a strong and dissuasive lesson,” the Turkish presidency said in a statement. The UN Security Council, of which Russia is a permanent member, must “send a strong and clear message to Israel to stop its attacks,” the Turkish President stressed.
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