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Syrian, Russian presidents hold phone talks on Gaza situation
By Xinhua Published: Oct 17, 2023 10:52 AM
Forensic experts work at the National Center for Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides.(Photo: Xinhua)

Forensic experts work at the National Center for Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
People search for survivors among the rubble of a building destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides.(Photo: Xinhua)

People search for survivors among the rubble of a building destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
People inspect a building destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides.(Photo: Xinhua)

People inspect a building destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
People walk past a building destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides.(Photo: Xinhua)

People walk past a building destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides.(Photo: Xinhua)


 
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation Monday to discuss the pressing situation in the Gaza Strip, according to Syria's state news agency SANA.

The two leaders highlighted the urgency in the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged, densely-populated enclave, and discussed ways to stop Israeli shelling and the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, it reported.

At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides.