Israel wants to use the military operation in Rafah to smash Hamas’ remaining battalions, which it has been fighting in the coastal strip since October 2023.
Mr Borrell said EU foreign ministers would also debate the bloc’s association agreement with Israel.
The result of the president election is expected on December18
The United States and Israel opposed a ceasefire, saying it would only benefit Hamas.
Jewish students have said they feared for their safety and were physically blocked from attending classes.
The Lebanese-Israeli border was calm on Friday after the first pause in fighting in nearly seven weeks began in Gaza.
All the 13 hostages are women and children.
Nigeria was invited to the emergency joint Arab-Islamic summit in the Saudi capital Riyadh to discuss the war in the Gaza Strip.
The army also named two neighbourhoods in the city of Gaza where there will be a humanitarian pause in the fighting between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
This took place as ground operations expanded in the Palestinian territory.
