Israel's Netanyahu to hold call with Vladimir Putin amid war on Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call later Monday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call later Monday.

Senior Israeli officials tell Fox News Digital that the call will likely take place Monday evening. No details have been offered regarding what either party seeks to gain from the conversation. It will be the first time the two leaders have spoken since Hamas' October 7 attack.

The call comes as Israeli Defense Forces appear poised to carry out a ground operation in Northern Gaza.

Putin offered Russia to serve as a mediating party between Hamas and Israel this weekend.

"What matters now is to stop the bloodshed," Putin said Friday.

Meanwhile, Netanyahu has vowed to "exterminate the bloody monsters" of Hamas, and the U.S. has backed up Israeli's right to defend itself and retaliate against Hamas terrorists.