Israeli officials attempted to downplay reports of the Palestinian Authorities’ role in Gaza and the possibility of a two-state solution that would help normalize relations with Saudi Arabia.

Israel said it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas. A statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Wednesday denied reports that the Palestinian Authority would control the crossing.

Israel has confirmed it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip in phase one of its ceasefire deal with Hamas.

Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after a ceasefire paused more than 15 months of fighting between Israel and Hamas.

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An Israeli sniper shot and killed a Palestinian child in Gaza's central Rafah area despite a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

Saudi media reported Wednesday that the heads of the Mossad and the Shin Bet security agency agreed with the head of Egyptian intelligence that the Palestinian Authority will manage the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, under UN supervision.

Hundreds of aid trucks were beginning to enter Gaza, which has been devastated by airstrikes and shelling in the wake of Israel’s response to Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 cross-border terrorist attack.

A report by Asharq Al-Awsat claims that the Rafah crossing will soon be run by the Palestinian Authority. This after a meeting between Israeli security chiefs and the head of Egyptian intelligence. Report said the Palestinian Authority will manage the Gazan side of the Rafah Border Crossing with Egypt,

Negotiators in the US, UAE and Israel are hammering out proposals for Gaza’s governance after the end of the war

An NBC News crew returned to Rafah's Al-Najjar Hospital months after Israel's ground offensive forced the hospital to close and thousands to evacuate. Dr. Marwan al-Hams, the director of field hospitals in Gaza,