CAIRO/GAZA -- The first humanitarian aid trucks entered Gaza from Egypt on Sunday as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire started taking effect, Palestinian sources confirmed.

The sources told Xinhua that the first humanitarian aid entered the coastal enclave through the border crossing of Kerem Shalom in southern Gaza. (Egypt-Gaza-Aid Entry)

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JERUSALEM/GAZA -- Three Israeli women, released from Hamas captivity in Gaza, arrived in Israel on Sunday, the first day that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas took effect, according to Israeli officials.

The three -- Emily Damari, 28, a British-Israeli; Doron Steinbrecher, 30, a veterinary nurse; and Romi Gonen, 23, abducted from the Nova music festival -- were finally released after 471 days in captivity. (Israel-Gaza Truce-Hostage Release)

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KHARTOUM -- At least 18 civilians were killed and five others injured in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a village in North Darfur State in western Sudan, a government official said on Sunday.

"On Saturday, the RSF militia committed a massacre in Jebel Hilla village east of Um Kadada district in North Darfur," Ibrahim Khatir, director-general of the state's health department, told Xinhua, denouncing the "organized targeting of civilians by the RSF" as a violation of international law and norms. (Sudan-RSF Attack-Casualties)

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RAMALLAH -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received on Sunday the Gaza relief, recovery, and emergency response plan presented by the Palestinian government to deal with the emergency situation in the Gaza Strip after the ceasefire takes effect.

The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that Abbas received the plan during his meeting with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Mustafa. (Palestine-Gaza-Recovery Plan) Enditem

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