Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday pledged to work together to achieve a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas, according to an Egyptian official. Al-Sissi and Putin discussed regional developments, notably the situation in Gaza, in a phone conversation, Egyptian presidential spokesman Ahmed Fahmy said. “The two presidents agreed to continue to act, in earnest, to reach a ceasefire, stressing the imperative need for the international community to assume its responsibilities in this regard,” he added in an English statement. Their t…