Egypt called on the European Union, on Monday, to provide humanitarian relief assistance and launch early recovery projects in Gaza after a ceasefire agreement that suspended Israel’s genocidal war on the Palestinian enclave, Anadolu Agency reports.
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, met Sunday evening in Brussels with President of the European Council, António Costa.
Abdelatty underlined the importance of having Israel and Palestinians “abide by the ceasefire agreement according to its specified phases and dates,” the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
He also urged the EU to support the humanitarian effort, provide aid to Gaza and start early recovery projects in preparation for reconstruction, the statement said.
The ceasefire and prisoner swap deal took effect in Gaza on Sunday, suspending Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave since 7 October, 2023.
The 3-phase agreement includes a prisoner exchange and sustained calm, aiming for a permanent truce and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
Nearly 47,000 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children, and over 110,700 others injured in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, according to local health authorities.
The Israeli war has left more than 11,000 people missing, with widespread destruction and a humanitarian crisis that has claimed the lives of many elderly people and children in one of the worst global humanitarian disasters ever.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants in November for Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
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