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Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh on May 24 said that the Palestinian group supported Turkey's rapprochement with Egypt.

The U.N. Security Council on May 22 welcomed announcement of a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and urged full adherence to the truce.

United States of America has re-taken a different attitude in response the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

Three times, the United States has taken veto power to stop the UN security council's efforts to address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Bucharest, May 18 /Agerpres/ - The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bogdan Aurescu, participated on Tuesday in the extraordinary meeting of the foreign ministers of the EU member states (Foreign Affairs Council), held in videoconference system, during which he expressed deep concern at the serious deterioration of the security situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Bucharest, May 18 /Agerpres/ - The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bogdan Aurescu, participated on Tuesday in the extraordinary meeting of the foreign ministers of the EU member states (Foreign Affairs Council), held in videoconference system, during which he expressed deep concern at the serious deterioration of the security situation in Israel and the Palestinian territories.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said the responsibility of every child killed in Palestine belongs to the whole world.

"What are the democrats of the world doing while there is a bloodbath," he asked, speaking at the CHP's parliamentary group meeting on May 18.

The death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip has risen to 212, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on May 17.

The grim figure includes 61 children, 35 women and 16 elderly people, the ministry said in a statement, while 1,400 people have been injured during the offensive.

Kosovo's Foreign Ministry has sparked mixed reactions among experts and on social media with a statement strongly in support of Israel, following the latest escalation between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza.

Israel conducted intense attacks in different parts of the blockaded Gaza City in the wee hours of May 17, according to Anadolu Agency's reporters.

Israeli warplanes bombarded many targets in Gaza's south, west, and north in the night, reported the correspondents on the ground.

Turkey has vowed to take any necessary step for the Palestinians under the Israeli attack while calling on the world to stand united and determined.