ISTANBUL, June 12 — Egypt and Qatar received a response from Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad on a recent ceasefire and hostage swap proposal, the Egyptian Foreign Affairs Ministry said last night, Anadolu Agency reported.

UNITED NATIONS, June 12 — United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres yesterday named and shamed Israel’s armed and security forces, Palestinian militants Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and Sudan’s warring parties for killing and maiming children last year, adding them to an annual global list of offenders for violations against children.

CAIRO, June 11 — The Palestinian group Hamas, its ally the Islamic Jihad group and the rival Palestinian Authority of President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed a UN Security Council resolution backing a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.