‘Israel’ expected to open Rafah Border Crossing to let aid into Gaza

‘Israel’ was expected to allow Gaza's sole border crossing to the outside world to reopen Wednesday to allow humanitarian aid into the devastated territory as part of a US-backed ceasefire deal.

‘Israeli’ public broadcaster KAN said the reopening was imminent despite questions over Hamas's ongoing transfer of the remains of deceased captives, under a swap deal spearheaded by US President Donald Trump after two years of war.

The swap has seen the last 20 living captives return home in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees freed from ‘Israel’ jails, as well as a halt in the fighting and bombardment.

So far, Hamas has handed back eight bodies, seven of which have been identified.

The remains of 20 others remain in Gaza, and there is domestic pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to tie aid to the fate of the bodies.

‘Israel's’ far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir has threatened to cut off aid supplies to Gaza if Hamas fails to return the remains of soldiers still held in the territory.

At the end of August, the United Nations declared a famine in Gaza, though ‘Israel’ rejected the claim.

"Six hundred trucks of humanitarian aid will be dispatched (on Wednesday) to the Gaza Strip by the UN, approved international organisations, the private sector and donor countries," KAN said on its website, without citing sources.

The return of aid is listed in Trump's 20-point plan for Gaza.

Another is Hamas's disarmament, a demand rejected by the group, which has been the dominant Palestinian faction in Gaza since 2007.