Egypt and EU agree on urgent need for second phase of Gaza ceasefire

Egypt and the European Union said Thursday that efforts were being made to implement the second phase of the US-brokered ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in Gaza.

Phase two calls for the establishment of a Board of Peace to oversee the peace process.

During a meeting in Cairo, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and the EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the body should begin its work without further delay.

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