Egypt’s FM, UN chief call for urgent Gaza ceasefire to halt war, avert regional escalation

According to reports in local media Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres during a phone conversation on Wednesday that underscored the necessity of promptly reaching an immediate ceasefire deal in Gaza.

They underlined the need to reach a ceasefire deal in the crisis-battered enclave, which would also facilitate humanitarian aid access and the exchange of prisoners and detainees.

Abdelatty and Guterres highlighted the critical importance of ending the war in Gaza swiftly to mitigate escalation throughout the region.