Drone footage shows the absolute devastation of Rafah in southern Gaza after 15 months of war, while thousands of displaced Palestinians are living in a sprawling tent city in Khan Younis.

Rafah, Gaza Strip - Dozens of humanitarian aid trucks entered Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, witnessing a city devastated by Israeli attacks after 14 months of bombardment. Camera: MOHAMMED SABER.

While some Palestinians were able to dig up miscellaneous items deep under the rubble, many felt hopeless after dreaming about the possibility of returning to their homes and repairing or rebuilding them.

Israel has confirmed that it will maintain control over the Rafah border crossing, the key passage between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied reports on Wednesday that he allowed the Palestinian Authority to run the Rafah border crossing on the border between Gaza and Egypt. The border crossing is slated to open next week on day seven of a ceasefire agreement that halted Israel’s genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

Israel will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza during the initial ceasefire phase with Hamas. The Palestinian Authority will not manage the crossing, and vetted Palestinians will stamp passports.

Celebrations erupted across Rafah as thousands of Palestinians began returning to the city after a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday.

Following the start of the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war on Sunday members of Gaza's Civil Defence have been been searching areas in Rafah which were targeted by Israeli military operations. “We've retrieved 120 decomposed bodies over the past two days,

An NBC News crew returned to Rafah's Al-Najjar Hospital months after Israel's ground offensive forced the hospital to close and thousands to evacuate. Dr. Marwan al-Hams, the director of field hospitals in Gaza,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denied on Wednesday media reports claiming that Israel has allowed the Palestinian Authority (PA) to manage the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt. The Rafah crossing serves as a critical gateway for humanitarian aid and allows Gazans to travel

Saudi media reported Wednesday that the heads of the Mossad and the Shin Bet security agency agreed with the head of Egyptian intelligence that the Palestinian Authority will manage the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, under UN supervision.