Egyptian and Cypriot foreign ministers renew calls for Gaza ceasefire

Cypriot’s foreign minister said Tuesday that Israel’s offensive on Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah was causing “potential irreversible and catastrophic consequences”.

In a joint news conference with his Egyptian counterpart in Cairo, Constantinos Kombos said the Israeli attack on Rafah needs to stop.

“There is an urgent need for an immediate ceasefire and the release of the hostages. This is imperative,” said Kombos.

Kombos said the operation of delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza through a U.S. military-built pier was a “very complicated operation involving…