Hebrew media: Mechanism for operating Rafah crossing settled, expected to open within days

Israeli sources reported on Tuesday that the mechanism for operating the Rafah border crossing has been settled after a long period of anticipation.

The report confirmed that the concerned parties reached final and comprehensive understandings in this regard, primarily aimed at reopening the crossing for traffic during the current week. This step is considered an important development for regulating the movement of individuals and goods through this vital crossing.

This decision comes after a statement issued by the occupation army on Monday, announcing the completion of procedures to identify the body of "Ran Gvili" (24 years old), a member of the police's special patrol unit (Yassam), who was killed during the battles of October 7, 2023.

Gvili's body had been recovered from the Gaza Strip after extensive excavation operations that included cemeteries in the northern part of the Strip and the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, where the identity was confirmed in cooperation with the "Abu Kabir" Forensic Institute and the Military Rabbinate.

With the recovery of Gvili's body, whose fate had been the subject of intelligence search for more than two years, the army statement indicated the official closure of the file, as all detainees (alive and dead) who were inside the Strip have been returned.

This moment represents a turning point in the political and military path, especially since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had linked the opening of the Rafah crossing to the completion of the mission of recovering the detainees specifically.