The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed “until further notice,” Israel said Saturday, after the Palestinian Embassy in Egypt said the territory’s sole gateway to the outside world would reopen Monday for people returning to Gaza.

Mustafa Barghouti, Palestinian politician and Leader of the Palestinian National Initiative, said in an X post on October 18: “Netanyahu continues the violations of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and refuses to allow the opening of Rafah Crossing to Gaza.”

In response to the attack, the Israeli Air Force and ground troops immediately carried out strikes in the area and later on a wave of airstrikes

Israel's government spokesperson confirmed that the Israeli military struck targets in Rafah in response to what it said was "anti-tank missile and gunfire" fired towards its troops on Sunday.

"Its reopening will be considered based on how Hamas fulfills its part in returning the hostages’ remains and implementing the agreed-upon framework," the Prime Minister's Office explained. Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt will not be reopened on Monday,

Israeli media have reported that the IDF has launched multiple attacks in the southern Gazan city of Rafah after reports of armed skirmishes between Hamas fighters and Israeli soldiers.View on euronew

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt remains closed as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demands Hamas hand over the bodies of deceased hostages. The U.S.-brokered ceasefire, orchestrated by President Donald Trump,

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