Israel

The limited reopening of the Rafah crossing will allow some foot traffic in and out of the Palestinian enclave.

Aid trucks were photographed entering the crossing over the weekend while dozens of ambulances assembled at the crossing.

Gaza's Health Ministry has recorded more than 500 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire since the start of the ceasefire on Oct. 10.

Residents of the enclave described desperate conditions as they awaited the reopening of the key Rafah border crossing with Egypt.

Hamas remains heavily armed and still holds thousands of rockets and anti-tank missiles and tens of thousands of Kalashnikov rifles, Israeli officials say.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the clock to 85 seconds before midnight, the theoretical point of annihilation.

The return of the last hostage remains saw the clock that had presided over a Tel Aviv square since the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks finally turned off.

Gaza’s government urged its more than 40,000 civil servants and security personnel to cooperate with the Palestinian technocratic body with U.S. oversight that is meant to exclude Hamas.

Even as Washington tightens the screws, it is also keeping a direct channel to the Kremlin open.

The news marks the completion of the first part of the ceasefire, and will be followed by the partial reopening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt.