Foreign ministers from the EU's 27-member nations are meeting in Brussels in the wake of a new aid deal for Gaza, largely forged by the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.

Israel has agreed to allow in fuel for the first time since March; the E.U. will have a presence at border crossings.

European Union representatives on Tuesday called on Israel to allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza. The foreign ministers from the 27 EU member states met in Brussels to discuss a new aid deal largely forged by the bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar.