China has called for international efforts toward an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The current conflict in Gaza has been going on for five months, which has led to unspeakable harm to women. Over 9,000 mothers and daughters have been killed, and hundreds of thousands of women displaced, said Geng Shuang, China's deputy permanent representative to the United Nations,. "China calls on the international community to act promptly and redouble efforts to promote an immediate ceasefire to preserve for the people in Gaza their hope for survival," he told a Security Council briefing on conflict-related sexual violence. "We also call for increased diplomatic efforts so that all detainees could be released at an early date and reunited with their families," he added. Source: Oman News Agency RAMALLAH: President Mahmoud Abbas and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi discussed today the latest developments in the Gaza Strip. During a telephone call, the two leaders tackled efforts to end the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip and emphasized the importance of increasing humanitarian, relief and medical aid to the Strip and accelerating its entry. They categorically rejected the displacement of any Palestinian, whether in the Gaza Strip or the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, affirming that Gaza is an integral part of the Palestinian state. The two Presidents stressed that the Israeli occupation's plans to separate the Gaza Strip from the rest of the Palestinian land would not be accepted or dealt with, including its plans to reduce or re-occupy an inch of its territory. President Sisi affirmed the Egyptian leadership and people's support for the Palestinian people, stressing Egypt's intensive efforts to stop the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip and support the Palest inian people in their struggle to gain access to their legitimate right to an independent state. On the occasion of the month of Ramadan, the two presidents expressed their wishes that the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people would end. Source: Palestine news and Information Agency – WAFA