The Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza is likely to be open on Sunday, according to Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, who was quoted by Italian media on Thursday.
Sa'ar's comments come following reported preparations being made between Egypt and Israel to open the Rafah border crossing, with aid agencies demanding that Israel allow an influx of desperately needed aid into the enclave.
Israel's military aid agency COGAT said that preparations were ongoing for the opening of the border for the movement of people back into Gaza, reaffirming that aid would not be allowed entry through Rafah but through separate border crossings with Israel.
UN agencies have demanded that the Rafah border crossing be opened for aid, with the UN's relief chief Tom Fletcher saying on Thursday: "We want to see [the Rafah crossing] full of trucks, as part of a massive surge of aid following the peace deal."
As the fragile ceasefire holds, Hamas has returned a further two bodies of Israeli captives, which have been identified as Inbar Haiman and Muhammed el-Atrash.
At least 14 Palestinians killed by Israel have been received by Gaza's hospitals since dawn, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa, which notes that eight were recovered from under rubble.