Israel said Monday it would allow a limited reopening of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, contingent on the recovery of the remains of the last Israeli hostage still held in the Palestinian territory, a move that could unlock the next phase of a fragile, U.S.-brokered cease-fire.
Rafah, Gazaβs most critical gateway for humanitarian aid and civilian movement, has been shuttered since Israeli forces seized control of the crossing earlier in the war.
Its reopening has long been a core demand of aid agencies and a central provision of the cease-fire framework announced
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