Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter the crossing into the Gaza Strip at the Rafah border on the Egypt side, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Rafah, Egypt, October 17, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab

Oct 18 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Gaza’s Rafah crossing will remain closed until further notice, shortly after the Palestinian Embassy in Egypt announced that it would reopen on Monday.

“The crossing’s opening will be considered based on the manner in which Hamas fulfils its part in returning the deceased hostages and implementing the agreed-upon framework,” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement on Saturday.

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