Egypt agrees to send aid trucks through Israeli crossing to Gaza

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on buildings near the separating wall between Egypt and Rafah (AP)

Egypt has agreed to send United Nations humanitarian aid trucks through Israel’s main crossing into Gaza, but it remains unclear if they will be able to enter the territory as fighting rages in the southern city of Rafah amid Israel’s escalating offensive there.

Meanwhile, the bodies of three more hostages killed on October 7 were recovered overnight from Gaza, Israel’s army said.