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Israel said it plans to open the Rafah crossing to let Palestinians leave from Gaza to Egypt, but it will not allow Palestinians to return.
The bodies of two deceased hostages are still thought to be in Gaza. Israeli authorities have been releasing Palestinian prisoners and the bodies of deceased Palestinians detainees in exchange for the return of hostage remains.
Israel had agreed to open the Rafah crossing as part of the October cease-fire deal with Hamas but kept it closed. Egypt denied that the border would reopen soon.
Israel received a body on Wednesday that Hamas said was one of the last two deceased hostages in the Gaza Strip. It comes as Israel said it would allow Gaza's gateway to Egypt to open once all hostages were returned.
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Israel launches airstrike in southern Gaza after earlier attack by militants wounded 5 soldiers
Israel says that partial remains returned from Gaza earlier this week do not match either of the hostages taken during Hamas’ 2023 attack who remain in Gaza.
In all, 20 living hostages and the remains of 27 others have been returned to Israel since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire began in early October.
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza remains in effect as Gaza's residents face hunger, flooding and the onset of a bitter winter.
Israel launched a military strike after it said Hamas militants attacked its soldiers, the latest clashes in the two months since a truce was signed.
Qatar's prime minister on Saturday said the Gaza ceasefire has reached a critical moment as its first phase winds down, with the remains of just one Israeli hostage still held by militants in Gaza.