Israel to reopen Gaza’s Rafah border crossing after receiving 4 more bodies of hostages

By Ibrahim Sipahi and Betul Yilmaz

ISTANBUL (AA) - Israel decided to reopen the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, according to local media.

Israel’s public broadcaster KAN said “the political echelon “ decided to reopen the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza on Wednesday morning for the entry of humanitarian aid into the enclave, after the Palestinian group Hamas returned four more bodies of Israeli hostages on Tuesday evening.

Four more bodies are expected to be received from Hamas in the upcoming hours, KAN said.