Drone footage shows the absolute devastation of Rafah in southern Gaza after 15 months of war, while thousands of displaced Palestinians are living in a sprawling tent city in Khan Younis.

Israel will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza during the initial ceasefire phase with Hamas. The Palestinian Authority will not manage the crossing, and vetted Palestinians will stamp passports.

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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.

Following the start of the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war on Sunday members of Gaza's Civil Defence have been been searching areas in Rafah which were targeted by Israeli military operations. “We've retrieved 120 decomposed bodies over the past two days,

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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.

Israeli forces are positioned around the crossing and there is no passage without [Israeli] supervision, oversight and advance approval.'

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.

As Israeli forces withdraw from Gaza, displaced families have begun making their way back to assess the damage to the areas that were once home to them

Meanwhile, the Trump administration has begun working on phase two of the ceasefire, and a Hamas official said the group is open to a Gaza unity government.