Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call yesterday to discuss a wide range of Middle East developments, with a strong focus on Gaza, Iran’s nuclear programme and the situation in Syria. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the leaders exchanged views on the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and detainee exchange in the Gaza Strip, the status of Iran’s nuclear programme, and efforts to stabilise Syria.

 

 

The call follows heightened diplomatic activity surrounding the United States Mission to the United Nations, which this week formally urged the UN Security Council to endorse a draft resolution incorporating President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan. According to Netanyahu’s office, the call was the latest in a series of recent conversation,s and it dealt with regional issues.