Israel’s Channel 12 reported that the strikes were launched in an attempt to protect the militias of Yasser Abu Shabab, an Israeli-backed gang accused of stealing humanitarian aid and attacking Hamas fighters during Israel’s two-year genocidal war on Gaza.

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will remain closed until further notice, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday, adding its reopening will depend on Hamas handing over bodies of deceased hostages as the two sides continued to trade blame over ceasefire violations.

The Palestinian embassy in Egypt says the Rafah border crossing will reopen Monday for people returning to the Gaza Strip, where the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 68,000.

Israeli media report that the Israeli military is conducting strikes in Rafah and other areas of southern Gaza.

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The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will reopen Monday for people returning to Gaza, the Palestinian embassy in Egypt

Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt will reopen on Monday, the Palestinian embassy in Egypt said on Saturday, almost a week after a U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal was agreed

According to Gazan reports, Hamas terrorists opened anti-tank fire at IDF forces in Rafah, setting off exchanges of fire.