Hamas has reportedly informed Qatari mediators that the group is ready to release up to 70 women and children held in Gaza in return for a five-day truce.
According to an audio recording posted on their Telegram channel, Abu Ubaida, the spokesman for the armed wing of Hamas, al-Qassam Brigades, said the truce includes a ceasefire and allows the entry of relief and humanitarian aid throughout the Gaza Strip.
He also accused Israel of "procrastinating and evading" the price of the deal.
Meanwhile, Egypt's Foreign Ministry spokesman, Ahmed Abu Zaid confirmed that the Rafah border crossing is open, adding it has not closed at any stage since the beginning of the crisis in Gaza.
He added that Egypt has taken all measures to ensure humanitarian aid has been allowed to enter Gaza from their side, and any delays or obstruction are due to Israeli measures.
Since October 7, the Rafah crossing has been operating intermittently, and limited aid has entered through it, but it's subject to inspection at the Israeli Erez crossing before entering the Gaza Strip.
A man missing for more than 26 years has been found alive in his neighbour's cellar, just a few hundred metres from his family home. Omar bin Omran was reportedly kidnapped as a teenager and was discovered on Sunday.
China will always be a good neighbor, friend and partner of mutual trust with Russia, the state television quoted China president Xi Jinping as saying, as he mets Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in a life-threatening condition after he was shot in an assassination attempt when leaving a government meeting on Wednesday, a government minister said.
US President Joe Biden and Republican rival Donald Trump on Wednesday agreed to face off in two debates on June 27 and Sept. 10, setting up the highest stakes moments yet of the race for the White House.
The number of people killed by weekend flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province has risen to 67 and 20 are still missing, authorities said on Thursday, as the government plans to relocate survivors to safer areas.
The UAE's President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the dispatch of aid to support those affected by heavy rains and floods in Brazil.
The UAE has reiterated its firm support for the rights of the Palestinian people and called for collective international action to put an end to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.