Brussels, Jan. 18 -- The European Union will continue to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza and is currently in discussions to redeploy a mission to monitor the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas announced.

At a press conference following a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa in Brussels, Kallas, EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, said "We are in discussions about redeploying our monitoring mission to Rafah to ensure stability at the border."

She added that the redeployment would require invitations from Israel and the Palestinian Authority as well as a cooperation agreement with Egypt.

The initiative came two days after Israel and Hamas agre...