Rafah border crossing to stay closed ‘until further notice’, says Israel

Officials say reopening of gateway between Gaza and Egypt would depend on Hamas returning remains of dead hostages

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed until further notice", Israel has said, after the Palestinian embassy in Cairo said the territory's sole gateway to the outside world would reopen on Monday.

The statement by Benjamin Netanyahu's office said reopening Rafah would depend on how Hamas fulfils its ceasefire role of returning the remains of all 28 dead hostages. Israel's foreign ministry earlier said the crossing would probably reopen on Sunday.