Aid trucks entered Gaza on Wednesday as Israel resumed preparations to open the main Rafah crossing following a dispute over returning the bodies of deceased hostages that had threatened the fragile ceasefire with Hamas.

Israel had threatened to keep Rafah shut and reduce aid supplies because Hamas was returning bodies too slowly, showing the risks to a truce that has stopped two years of devastating warfare in Gaza and freed all living hostages held by Hamas.

However, the militant group returned more Israeli bodies overnight, and an Israeli security official said on Wednesday preparations were under way to open Rafah to Gazan citizens, while a second official said that 600 aid trucks would go in.

More Hostage Bodies Returned

Hamas returned four bodies confirmed as dead hostages on

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