MOSCOW: Russia on Tuesday said it welcomes and supports any efforts by US President Donald Trump to restore peace in Gaza, a day after the American leader proposed a 20-point peace plan to end the war and restore peace in the troubled region.

The peace plan, unveiled after talks between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, proposes an immediate end to the war in Gaza and the release of all the hostages held by Hamas within 72 hours.

“Russia always supports and welcomes any efforts by Trump that aim to prevent the tragedy that is currently unfolding,” Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters when asked about Moscow's view of Trump's peace plan.

“We want this plan to be implemented, so that it can help bring events in the Middle East onto a peaceful course

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