"The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will remain closed until further notice, Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said, adding its reopening will depend on Hamas handing over the bodies of deceased hostages as the two sides continued to trade blame over ceasefire violations. Hamas, in a statement late on Saturday, said Netanyahu's decision to keep the crossing closed constitutes a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement and a repudiation of the commitments he made to the mediators and guarantor parties."
"As of Saturday evening, Hamas had handed back 12 of 28 deceased captives, saying it would need specialist recovery equipment to retrieve the rest from the ruins of Gaza. In key developments: Israel identified the body of a deceased hostage today, after Hamas handed over two bodies of what the militant group said are deceased hostages to the Red Cross late Saturday night."
"Late on Saturday, the US state department said it had received credible reports indicating an imminent ceasefire violation by Hamas against the people of Gaza. Hamas has rejected the accusations, calling them false and blaming Israel for sponsoring criminal gangs responsible for killings, kidnappings and looting in Gaza. The group said its police forces were pursuing those responsible and urged Washington to stop echoing the occupation's misleading narrative."
The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt is closed until Hamas hands over the bodies of deceased hostages. Netanyahu ties reopening to the return of all bodies. Hamas returned 12 of 28 deceased captives and said specialist recovery equipment is required to retrieve the remainder from Gaza ruins. Israel identified a deceased hostage after two bodies were handed to the Red Cross. The US state department reported credible warnings of an imminent Hamas ceasefire violation, which Hamas denies, instead accusing Israel of sponsoring criminal gangs and urging Washington to drop that narrative. Gaza media alleges multiple Israeli ceasefire breaches.
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