JERUSALEM/CAIRO Feb 1 (Reuters) - Preparations to reopen Gaza's ‌main ​border crossing in Rafah were underway on ‌Sunday though it was uncertain any Palestinians would pass through it before the day's end, Israeli ​and Palestinian officials said.

A key border crossing is set to reopen, the ceasefire is moving forward and the United States is imagining a gleaming new Gaza, but Palestinians in the devastated enclave are still struggling to simpl

Israel's military says the remains of Ran Gvili, the last person whose body was taken hostage into Gaza, have been recovered.

Rafah is Gaza’s only land crossing not routed through Israel and has long been a critical point for humanitarian aid and civilian movement. Israeli officials have made clear that the reopening will be tightly controlled.

The recent IDF airstrikes in Gaza killed 26 people, according to Hamas-run health authorities cited by Reuters.

IDF soldiers overnight identified eight terrorists emerging from underground infrastructure in eastern Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip, prompting an airstrike that killed at least three of them, the Israel Defense Forces said on Friday.

Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzouk says the group "never agreed to disarm" after President Donald Trump claimed the militant organization would throw down weapons.

The Israeli prime minister is using his position of strength to implement the truce with a different approach than initially planned, with Trump’s approval