Cairo — Egypt announced on Tuesday reaching a ceasefire agreement within the Gaza strip, which went into effect at 7 pm simultaneously with opening the Israeli border crossings with the strip.
Opening the borders would allow humanitarian aid to swiftly make its way to the besieged strip, Egypt's foreign ministry said in a statement. The agreement also involves granting Gazan fishermen 6 nautical miles in the sea.
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