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Israel says Gaza's Rafah crossing will remain closed, adding pressure over hostages' remains

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The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed “until further notice,” Israel said Saturday.

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  1. Israel keeps Gaza border crossing closed while reducing aid deliveries

    Headline from NPR ·

  2. Israel delays Rafah crossing reopening as Gaza awaits much-needed aid surge

    Headline from Al Jazeera ·

  3. Newest

    Israel says Gaza's Rafah crossing will remain closed, adding pressure over hostages' remains

    Headline from NBC Chicago ·

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16 articles, oldest first.

  1. NPR

    Israel keeps Gaza border crossing closed while reducing aid deliveries (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The ceasefire on Wednesday was largely holding, although Hamas described Israeli attacks in Gaza as violations of the agreement.

  2. Al-Monitor

    Israel to open Gaza's Rafah crossing, cancels planned measures against Hamas (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    (Reuters) -Israel decided to proceed with opening the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt and allowing the transfer of humanitarian aid into Gaza, after the return of the bodies of four hostages, Israeli public broadcaster Kan reported on Wednesday.

  3. Al-Monitor

    Gaza's Rafah crossing to Egypt expected to open for people on Thursday (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip is expected to reopen to allow people to cross on Thursday with an EU mission set to deploy there, two sources told Reuters.The sources did not specify what restrictions might be applied to those seeking to cross.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Israel delays Rafah crossing reopening as Gaza awaits much-needed aid surge (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Israel has set no date and claim aid would not enter via Rafah as Israeli strikes kill three Palestinians despite truce.

  5. Al-Monitor

    Israel says preparations to open Rafah crossing underway with Egypt, date to be announced later (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s military aid agency COGAT said on Thursday preparations are ongoing with Egypt to open the major Rafah border crossing with Gaza for the movement of people, with the date to be announced at a later stage.

  6. NBC Chicago

    Israel says Gaza's Rafah crossing will remain closed, adding pressure over hostages' remains (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed “until further notice,” Israel said Saturday.

  7. Al-Monitor

    Israel says Rafah crossing to remain closed until further notice (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    (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.

  8. WSVN Miami

    Palestinian embassy in Egypt say Rafah crossing will reopen Monday for people returning to Gaza - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    CAIRO (AP) — The Palestinian embassy in Egypt says the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will reopen Monday for people returning to Gaza.The

  9. The Guardian

    Rafah border crossing to stay closed ‘until further notice’, says Israel (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Officials say reopening of gateway between Gaza and Egypt would depend on Hamas returning remains of dead hostages

  10. Just the News

    Rafah border crossing set to reopen Monday for Gaza returnees, says Palestinian Embassy (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    Israel confirmed Saturday that it has identified the remains of Eliyahu Margalit, the tenth hostage whose body was returned by Hamas a day earlier

  11. Los Angeles Times

    Rafah border crossing to reopen for people returning to Gaza, Palestinian officials say (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The Palestinian embassy in Egypt says the Rafah border crossing will reopen Monday for people returning to the Gaza Strip, where the Palestinian death toll has surpassed 68,000.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.