Aerial views show the absolute devastation of Rafah in southern Gaza after 15 months of war, while thousands of displaced Palestinians live in a sprawling tent city in Khan Younis.

Rafah, Gaza Strip - Dozens of humanitarian aid trucks entered Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, witnessing a city devastated by Israeli attacks after 14 months of bombardment. Camera: MOHAMMED SABER.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied reports on Wednesday that he allowed the Palestinian Authority to run the Rafah border crossing on the border between Gaza and Egypt. The border crossing is slated to open next week on day seven of a ceasefire agreement that halted Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

Israel has confirmed that it will maintain control over the Rafah border crossing, the key passage between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.

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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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,

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.

Dozens of trucks loaded with oil derivatives and supplies entered Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Monday, after a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel went into effect on Sunday morning.

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.

Israel says it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas.