Jerusalem : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation, during which the two leaders exchanged views on the Middle East situation, according to statements from both sides.

Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that the two leaders spoke at Putin’s initiative, on Saturday evening following a series of previous talks on regional issues. It did not provide further information on the talks, Xinhua news agency reported.

According to the Russian presidency, the two leaders exchanged in details the recent developments in Gaza in light of the ceasefire, Iran’s nuclear program, and Syria’s further stabilization, among other issues.

On Thursday, Russia introduced its own draft UN resolution on Gaza, challenging a US push for the UN S

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