"The Rafah crossing is the only one not controlled by Israel before the war. It has been closed since May 2024, when Israel took control of the Gaza side. A fully reopened crossing would make it easier for Gazans to seek medical treatment, travel internationally or visit family in Egypt, home to tens of thousands of Palestinians. Meanwhile, Gaza's ruins were being scoured for the dead, over a week into a ceasefire."
"Newly recovered bodies brought the Palestinian toll above 68,000, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, doesn't distinguish between civilians and combatants in its count. But the ministry maintains detailed casualty records that are seen as generally reliable by U.N. agencies and independent experts. Israel has disputed them without providing its own toll. Hamas-led militants killed around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted 251 people in the attack on southern Israel that sparked the war on Oct. 7, 2023."
"Israel said the remains of a 10th hostage that Hamas handed over the day before were identified as Eliyahu Margalit. The handover of hostages' remains, called for under the ceasefire agreement, is among key points - along with aid deliveries into Gaza and the devastated territory's future - in a process backed by much of the international community to help end two years of war."
Millions of euros of food and medicine remain stored in warehouses and are not reaching Gaza. Many people are registering to return to Gaza. The Rafah crossing has been closed since May 2024 after Israel took control of the Gaza side, restricting medical travel and family visits to Egypt. Gaza's ruins are being scoured for the dead, with newly recovered bodies raising the Palestinian toll above 68,000, per Gaza's Health Ministry. The ministry does not separate civilians and combatants but keeps detailed casualty records regarded as generally reliable by U.N. agencies. Hamas militants killed around 1,200 people and abducted 251 on Oct. 7, 2023. The remains of a tenth hostage were identified as Eliyahu Margalit.
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