Syrian, Russian presidents hold phone talks on Gaza situation

Forensic experts check bodies of the people killed in a surprise attack by the Gaza-ruling Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), at the National Center for Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Tomer Neuberg/JINI via Xinhua)

DAMASCUS, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation Monday to discuss the pressing situation in the Gaza Strip, according to Syria's state news agency SANA.

The two leaders highlighted the urgency in the immediate delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged, densely-populated enclave, and discussed ways to stop Israeli shelling and the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza, it reported.

At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides.

Forensic experts work at the National Center for Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Tomer Neuberg/JINI via Xinhua)

Forensic experts work at the National Center for Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Tomer Neuberg/JINI via Xinhua)

Forensic experts check bodies of the people killed in a surprise attack by the Gaza-ruling Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), at the National Center for Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Tomer Neuberg/JINI via Xinhua)

Forensic experts work at the National Center for Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Tomer Neuberg/JINI via Xinhua)

Forensic experts check bodies of the people killed in a surprise attack by the Gaza-ruling Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), at the National Center for Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Tomer Neuberg/JINI via Xinhua)

People search for survivors among the rubble of a building destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

People search for survivors among the rubble of a building destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

People stand among the rubble of a building destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

Photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a building destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

People mourn their relatives killed in Israeli attacks at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

People wait to collect bodies following Israeli attacks at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

People inspect a building destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People walk past a building destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People wait to collect bodies following Israeli attacks at a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Khaled Omar/Xinhua)

Children walk past a building destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

A man walks past a building destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

Children walk past a building destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

Children walk past a building destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People are seen in darkness in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

A man waits for customers in darkness at a store in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People are seen in darkness in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

People are seen in darkness on a street in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

A barrage of rockets are fired from Gaza toward Israel over the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

A man waits for customers in darkness at a store in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

A vendor waits for customers in darkness on a street in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

A barrage of rockets are fired from Gaza toward Israel over the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Oct. 16, 2023. At least 2,750 Palestinians were killed by the Israeli army in Gaza, while in Israel, the death toll was at least 1,284 as of Sunday, according to official figures from the two sides. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)