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GHF to close ‘temporarily’ during ceasefire implementation

Two unnamed officials have told The Associated Press that food distribution sites run by the controversial US- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) are being shut down, although the group’s spokesperson said the changes are only temporary.

The GHF spokesperson, who spoke to AP on condition of anonymity, said there will be “tactical changes” to its operations and “temporary closures” during implementation of the ceasefire agreement.

There is no change to our long-term plan.

Hoda Goda, a Palestinian woman, said that a GHF site she often went to in Rafah, in southern Gaza, was already abandoned, and Palestinians had salvaged wood and metal from the fences set up at the site.

As we reported earlier, Palestinians found remnants of Israeli military munitions used to attack Palestinian aid seekers at a GHF site near the Netzarim Corridor, in central Gaza, that has also been abandoned.

Temporary?! Will the ceasefire even last a week.


Israeli military official says not all dead captives to return Monday

An Israeli military official says that not all dead abductees held by Palestinian fighters in Gaza are expected to be returned to Israel on Monday.

“Unfortunately, this is something we anticipate – that not all fallen hostages will be returned tomorrow,” the unnamed official told reporters during a briefing late on Sunday.

Earlier on Sunday, Shosh Bedrosian, the spokeswoman for the prime minister’s office, said an “international body” would be established to locate the remains of captives not returned as part of Monday’s prisoner exchange.

Hamas and other armed groups are believed to be holding 28 bodies of Israelis captured and taken to Gaza.

Well at least that means the ceasefire should last a bit longer.