Israel says Rafah Crossing to reopen when IDF finishes current search for last hostage body

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Monday, 26 January, 2026, 17:50
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announces that Israel will reopen the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt after it completes a military operation launched Sunday to recover the body of the last deceased hostage, Master Sgt. Ran Gvili.
Netanyahu’s office says in a statement that the opening of the only crossing between Egypt and Gaza was conditioned “on the return of all living hostages and on Hamas making a 100% effort to locate and return all slain hostages.”

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