The Israeli prime minister's office says that Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the Rafah crossing to remain closed until further notice. It comes just after an announcement from the Palestinian embassy in Egypt that the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt would reopen on Monday for Palestinians seeking to return to Gaza. It's now unclear whether this will continue as planned. The Rafah crossing is an important bottleneck for the flow of people and aid into Gaza as it's not exclusively controlled by Israel. Read the latest: https://news.sky.com/story/gaza-hostages-israel-hamas-war-latest-release-palestinian-prisoners-sky-news-live-13443931 #israel #rafah #hamas #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales