Israel said on Thursday preparations to reopen Gaza ‘s Rafah crossing with Egypt for Palestinian movement, setting no date while trading blame with Hamas over U.S.-mediated ceasefire violations.

A row over the return of bodies of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza retains the potential to upend the truce, along with other major planks of the plan yet to be resolved, including disarmament of militants and Gaza’s future governance.

Israel demanded that Hamas fulfil its obligations in turning over the bodies of the 28 deceased hostages. The Islamist faction said it had handed over 10 bodies, but Israel said one of them was not that of a hostage.

“We will not compromise on this, and we will spare no effort until our fallen hostages return, every last one of them,” Israel’s government spokesp

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