Wednesday morning, the Wall Street Journal reported that Israel and Hamas began discussing the implementation of phase two of Trump's peace plan, but according to a diplomatic source, the report is incorrect.
According to the source who denied the reports, discussions on phase two are not currently taking place, but at this stage, the parties involved are occupied with completing the implementation of Phase 1 and returning all the hostages.
The Rafah crossing has not opened on Wednesday, despite being scheduled to do so according to the Sharm al-Sheikh agreement. Despite this, the European Union monitoring group deployed at the crossing is making preparations for its opening.
Simultaneously, the Palestinian Authority announced that it has appointed a senior officer to head its force, which will be responsible for the crossing. Israel has not agreed to the entry of Palestinian Authority forces.
