The European Union will restart a civilian mission to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah, Reuters reports quoting the bloc’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.

Kallas said there was broad agreement that the European Union Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) could play “a decisive role in supporting the ceasefire”.

“Today, EU Foreign Ministers agreed to redeploy it to the Rafah Crossing Point between Gaza and Egypt. This will allow a number of injured individuals to leave Gaza and receive medical care,” she added.

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