Israel will allow Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt to open on Wednesday and increase the amount of humanitarian aid coming into the enclave, public broadcaster Kan reported, after Hamas handed over more bodies of deceased hostages.

Follow live updates as Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are released. Presidents Trump and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi are expected to meet with other leaders in Egypt to discuss Gaza’s future.

Despite widespread calls for his release, Abu Safiya was not among the hundreds of Palestinian detainees and prisoners freed Monday in exchange for 20 hostages held by Hamas.

Israel's military said it opened fire on "several suspects" who were spotted crossing a boundary that troops pulled back to under the ceasefire deal.

Hamas fighters tightened their grip in Gaza Tuesday (October 14) after carrying out public executions. In one social media video, confirmed as authentic by a Hamas source, seven men were forced to their knees and shot from behind.

Firefights and public executions have spread fear and raised concerns about a spiral of internecine violence. “I could hear gunfire all around.”