Egyptian convoy enters Gaza to assist in searching for hostages' remains, Turkish excavation team denied
According to images taken by AFP in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, an Egyptian vehicle and truck convoy carrying heavy engineering machinery entered the Gaza Strip on Saturday night to Sunday morning, assisting in the search for the remains of hostages kidnapped by Hamas.
According to The Times of Israel, Prime Minister Netanyahu personally approved an Egyptian team with multiple engineering vehicles entering the Gaza Strip to assist in searching for the remains of the deceased.
According to an AFP report from Jerusalem on the 26th, Israel controls all access routes to Palestinian territory, allowing an Egyptian convoy into the area to assist in searching for the remains of hostages held by Hamas.
Before dawn on Sunday, Egyptian vehicles and trucks carrying heavy construction equipment entered Gaza heading to their base in Al-Zawaida (central).
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's spokesperson Shosh Bederosian confirmed that an Egyptian technical team has been allowed to enter areas within the "yellow line" that delineates Israel's controlled area in Gaza, "to search for our hostages."
Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya said new areas would be opened for the search of some hostages' remains. He said, "We will not give the occupying forces an excuse to restart the war."
The first phase of the ceasefire agreement that took effect on October 10 not only included a ceasefire, but also stipulated the release of all living and dead hostages, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, and the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Hamas had already released all 20 surviving hostages on October 13. The organization was supposed to return the 28 bodies it had detained on the same day, but so far only 15 have been returned, citing the difficulty of finding remains in areas destroyed by Israeli retaliatory attacks.
On October 17, a Turkish official announced that 81 rescue personnel sent by Turkey were waiting in Egypt to enter the Gaza Strip to search for the remains of the hostages. However, Israel ultimately did not approve the entry of Turkish rescue personnel into Gaza.
U.S. Secretary of State Rubio stated during his visit to Israel on Friday that Israel has the right to reject Turkey joining future international forces stationed in Gaza.
According to the peace plan of former President Donald Trump, which underpins the ceasefire agreement, an international stabilization force mainly composed of Arab and Muslim countries' armies will be stationed in Gaza after Israeli forces withdraw.
Netanyahu opposed the deployment of Turkish troops who have close relations with Hamas, saying, "We have clearly stated that Israel will decide which international forces we cannot accept."
In addition to deploying international forces, Trump's plan for the subsequent stage also includes further Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, Hamas disarming, and reconstruction in the region.
Hamas seized power in Gaza in 2007 and has so far refused to consider disarming, while Netanyahu hopes to drive it out of the region.
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