Israel decides to reopen the Rafah crossing and allow humanitarian aid into Gaza.

The Israeli Broadcasting Authority stated that the "political level" decided to reopen the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Wednesday morning and to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza following Hamas's delivery of the bodies of 4 captives on Tuesday evening.

On Tuesday evening, Channel 13 reported that Israel decided not to reopen the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt and to reduce the entry of humanitarian aid, claiming that Hamas had not delivered the remains of the remaining prisoners.

However, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority stated that "the political level in Israel decided this morning (Wednesday) to reopen the Rafah crossing and continue the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip."

It added: This decision came after Hamas delivered the bodies of four Israeli hostages last night, amid expectations of delivering four more in the coming hours, according to a diplomat and an informed source.

There are still the bodies of 20 Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip, according to estimates from Tel Aviv, while the number of bodies received since Monday has reached 8.

According to U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to stop the Gaza war, the crossing was scheduled to reopen on Wednesday after the remains were fully delivered to Israel, noting that the agreement indicated difficulties in recovering the remains due to issues related to excavation mechanisms and technical capabilities.

On Monday, Hamas released the twenty living Israeli prisoners and delivered the bodies of 4, stating that it needed time to retrieve the bodies of 24 others, before delivering 4 more bodies on Tuesday evening.