Putin, Erdogan urged 'immediate' end to Israel-Iran conflict

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Monday for an "immediate" end to fighting between Israel and Iran in a phone conversation, the Kremlin said.

“The leaders called for an immediate end to hostilities and the settlement of contentious issues, including those related to Iran's nuclear programme, exclusively through political and diplomatic means,” the Kremlin said in its readout of the call, reports AFP.

Meanwhile, Iran launches a new wave of ballistic missile attacks on Israel – including Tel Aviv and Haifa – killing at least eight people hours after the Israeli military again bombed the Iranian capital, Tehran.

The death toll from Israel’s attacks on Iran has risen to more than 220, including 70 women and children.

The intelligence chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and two other generals were killed in Israeli attacks on Sunday.