ANKARA (Reuters) -Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday praised Donald Trump’s “efforts and leadership” to end the war in Gaza, after the U.S. leader secured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s support for a U.S.-sponsored peace proposal. “I commend U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts and leadership aimed at halting the bloodshed in Gaza and achieving a ceasefire,” said Erdogan, who met Trump at the White House for the first time in six years last week. Turkey has been one of the most vocal critics of Israel’s two-year assault on Gaza, which it calls a “genocide”. It has halted all trade with Israel, urged international action against Netanyahu and his government, and repeatedly called for a two-state solution. A Turkish Foreign Ministry source said late on Monday that Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had discussed Trump’s proposal with counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan in a phone call.