Handan Kazanci
21 May 2021•Update: 22 May 2021
ISTANBUL
The Turkish foreign minister and his US counterpart discussed bilateral and regional issues in a phone call on Friday.
Mevlut Cavusoglu and Antony Blinken discussed the UN General Assembly meeting on Palestine, as well as developments following a cease-fire announcement in Gaza, according to diplomatic sources.
The top diplomats also discussed Afghanistan, humanitarian aids to Syria, and developments in the Eastern Mediterranean, the sources added.
A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, a Palestinian resistance group, took effect at 2 a.m. Friday (2300GMT Thursday).
The Egyptian-brokered truce came after 11 days of Israeli airstrikes on the blockaded Gaza Strip.
A total of 243 Palestinians, including 39 women and 66 children, have been killed by Israeli attacks on Gaza since May 10.
