Egypt: Update - Egypt-Sponsored Gaza Ceasefire Enforced

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.

...

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.