Russian President Vladimir Putin has called Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu for the first time since the Hamas attack, and briefed him on several talks with leaders from the region and Palestinian Authority.
The Kremlin said in a statement that the Israeli side was in particular informed of the essential points of telephone correspondences that took place today with the leaders of Palestine, Egypt, Iran and Syria.
According to Moscow, the discussion focused on the crisis situation resulting from the escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The Kremlin said that Putin expressed his sincere condolences to the families and friends of the deceased Israelis. He also told the Israeli president of the steps Russia has taken to promote the normalisation of the situation, prevent a further escalation of violence and prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip.