As desperately needed humanitarian aid remains scarce in Gaza, Egyptians are calling for the reopening of the Rafah border crossing. The call comes as the Israeli army confirmed it carried out air strikes today in the Palestinian town on the border with Egypt.

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.

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

Netanyahu linked the continued closure of the Rafah crossing to the return of the bodies of Israeli hostages and Hamas' compliance with a previously agreed framework.

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