A statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Wednesday denied reports that the Palestinian Authority would control the crossing.
The truce, now in its fourth day, is supposed to bring calm to the war-battered Gaza for at least six weeks and see 33 Hamas-held hostages released in return for hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
The statement said European Union monitors would supervise the crossing, which will be surrounded by Israeli troops. Israel also will approve the movement of all people and goods.
The war began when Hamas terrorists stormed into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 and massacred more than 1200 Israeli men, women and children and took around 250 hostages. Around 100 hostages still remain in Gaza, after the rest were released, rescued, or their bodies were recovered.
