NATO member Turkey slams US decision to deploy warships near Israel; Erdogan talked with Putin

Amid ongoing Palestinian-Israeli tensions, Turkey’s President Erdogan Tuesday criticized US’ move to send aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, along with its associated warships and fighter jets near Israel. The Israel-Hamas conflict has so far left heavy casualties on both sides, with the death toll in Gaza and Israel rising to 2,100 in total. Turkey has previously said that Turkey was ready to mediate between Israeli and Palestinian forces to ensure calm. Erdogan also pledged to restore peace in the region during his phone call with Putin. For his part, Putin voiced concern at the “catastrophic increase“ in the number of civilian victims in Israel and the Gaza Strip. The two leaders also reiterated the need for “an immediate ceasefire“ and for “the resumption of the negotiation process“. US responds to ongoing Palestinian-Israeli tensions with another $ supplied to its Middle East ally annually. Mr Biden Tuesday calls the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) “sheer evil”, and asserts 14 American deaths. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What’s up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them ■ What Chinese people’s lives are like during the post COVID-19 period ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!