Turkiye's Erdogan discusses Israeli-Palestinian conflict with UAE president
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Ankara has offered to mediate the conflict
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed the conflict between Israeli and Palestinian forces with Emirati counterpart Mohammed bin Zayed in a call on Thursday, Turkiye’s presidency said.
“During the call, President Erdogan stated that ending the tensions between Israel-Palestine will be possible through the positive steps that the international community, namely regional countries, will take,” the presidency said on social messaging platform X.
Ankara has offered to mediate the conflict, while a senior Turkish official said on Wednesday that Turkiye was holding talks with the Palestinian group Hamas on securing the release of civilian prisoners.
