Ammon News - Israel and Hamas agreeing to the first phase of the US Gaza plan is a significant breakthrough, and a real chance to end the war and release all the hostages, the EU's foreign affairs chief said on Thursday, calling it "a major diplomatic accomplishment".

"The EU will do what it can to support its implementation," Kaja Kallas also said.

Late on Wednesday, Israel and Hamas said they had agreed to a long-awaited ceasefire and hostage deal, the first phase of US President Donald Trump's plan to end a war in Gaza that has killed more than 67,000 people and reshaped the Middle East.