"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,

Palestinians and aid workers are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, which is the Gaza Strip’s lifeline for food and other aid and its only gateway to the outside world that wasn’t controlled by Israel before the war.

The Israeli military confirmed on Sunday that it conducted air strikes in Gaza’s Rafah area after Hamas militants fired on its troops.