The Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt will open on Thursday, forwarded to the agency Reuters citing 2 sources. This is the only passage connecting Palestinian territory with Egypt, closed from being seized by Israeli troops in the spring of 2024.
The beginning of the point is an component of the Israel-Hamas truce in force since Friday. The EUBAM-Rafah civilian, unarmed mission will oversee the transition.
No transport of humanitarian aid
"It should be stressed that humanitarian aid will not be transported through the Rafah transition. No agreement was reached at any stage" - said the COGAT agency of the Israeli Ministry of Defence on Thursday. Assistance now reaches Gaza through border crossings with Israel.
On Sunday, the UN informed about the crucial advancement and increase in aid transport. A advanced advisor to the U.S. government said on Wednesday that, contrary to reports, Israel did not limit the influx of humanitarian aid, and the US is cooperating with the UN.
A dispute over the bodies of hostages
Israel had earlier warned that it might not open the passage due to Hamas' failure to meet the work to return the bodies of the killed hostages. By Monday, the group was to hand over all 28 bodies, but so far 9 bodies have been returned.
The White home typical expressed assurance that Hamas wanted to return all the bodies of hostages, but it made it hard for him to destruct the Gaza Strip. Many actions are being taken on the return of bodies - the countries monitoring the truce exchange information, abroad rescue groups are to arrive and the US plans to pay prizes for helping to find the kidnapped bodies.
Sources used: "PAP" Note: This article has been edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.
