Israel’s military says it has recovered the remains of the last hostage held in Gaza, fulfilling a key condition in the first phase of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire. The remains of police officer Ran Gvili were held in Gaza for 840 days and will now be prepared for burial. The return of Gvili’s remains was a key condition for a limited reopening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt. A U.S.-backed Palestinian committee has said the crossing will open this week, though Israeli officials have not confirmed a timeline. It comes as a U.S. official tells Al Jazeera that disarmament by Hamas will be accompanied by “some sort of amnesty” for the Palestinian group. Meanwhile, Gazans are still facing continued Israeli airstrikes.

Shaher al-Yaziji: “The situation is dire. As you can see, one runs from dawn prayer to get water. Sometimes it’s salty, sometimes fresh, and so on. And the fighting hasn’t ended yet. All night there was fighting and blasts, and we don’t know when this will end. They have taken their last Israeli remains back. So, when will they open the crossings? Why don’t they let in caravans, find any solution, let in supplies? But we’re just left stranded in the street.”