MOSCOW, October 10. /TASS/. During a phone conversation on Tuesday, the presidents of Russia and Turkey, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, expressed their concern about the latest Israeli-Palestinian escalation that resulted in catastrophic civilian casualties, the Kremlin press service said.

"The main focus [of the phone conversation] was on the situation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict zone, which has deteriorated rapidly," the Kremlin said, adding that the sides expressed "deep concern about the ongoing escalation of violence, [and] the catastrophic growth of civilian casualties.".