Arab foreign ministers welcomed an agreement for a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas but said it should be extended and become a first step toward a full cessation of hostilities, Reuters reports.

The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan told a media briefing in London that the agreement, which includes hostage releases and stepped-up aid into the devastated Gaza Strip, should also ultimately lead to a resumption of talks for a two-state solution to the wider Israel-Palestinian conflict.

Read what Arab countries think of the four-day truce in Gaza here.