JERUSALEM -- Hamas released six more Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip late on Thursday in addition to two female hostages released earlier in the day, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

In a statement, the IDF said that the representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had transferred the six hostages to Egypt. They reached a meeting point with Israeli soldiers at Kerem Shalom, a border crossing connecting Gaza, Egypt, and Israel. (Israel-Hamas-More Hostage Releases)

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RAFAH, Egypt -- A total of 2,781 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid have so far entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, the only linking point between Egypt and the Palestinian enclave, Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) said Thursday.

Ayman Walash, the manager of the SIS press center for foreign media, told Xinhua that since the first relief convoy was allowed into Gaza on Oct. 21, a total of 3,176 tons of medical materials, 1,308 tons of fuel, and 13,348 tons of food had been sent to Gaza through the Rafah crossing until Wednesday. (Egypt-Palestine-Aid Deliveries)

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DUBAI -- The 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations (UN) Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, started here Thursday afternoon in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.

This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement. (UAE-COP28-Paris Agreement)

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TUNIS -- Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday announced Tunisia's readiness to receive injured Palestinians from the Gaza Strip for treatment, reported the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP).

Saied made the decision during his meeting with Health Minister Ali Mrabet, Minister-Advisor to the Tunisian President Mustapha Ferjani and the Tunisian Red Crescent (CRT) President Abdellatif Chabou, the TAP reported. (Tunisia-Palestinians-Gaza) Enditem

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