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

Israel says it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas

A report by Asharq Al-Awsat claims that the Rafah crossing will soon be run by the Palestinian Authority. This after a meeting between Israeli security chiefs and the head of Egyptian intelligence. Report said the Palestinian Authority will manage the Gazan side of the Rafah Border Crossing with Egypt,