Hamas warns it cannot reach any more hostage bodies - as two more return to Israel
Hamas says it cannot retrieve anymore bodies of hostages without special equipment - after the IDF confirmed it has received two more coffins from the group.
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Two more bodies were passed to the Red Cross before being handed over to the Israeli military on Wednesday evening.
The remains of ten people have now been given back in this stage of the ceasefire deal - with another 20 still to be returned.
Hamas was required to return all 48 remaining hostages - living and dead - as part of the first phase of the Gaza peace plan, but it missed Monday's deadline to return all of them.
The group says it has now handed over all the bodies it can access for the time being.
Israel has also said one of four bodies handed over by Hamas last night 'did not match any of the hostages".
Tel Aviv officials said it would "not compromise" on hostage returns from Gaza, as they confirmed the closure of the Rafah border crossing for the entirely of Wednesday.
The closure meant Gaza has seen its flow of aid significantly reduced, with locals already expressing their concerns over food, water and electricity since the ceasefire began.
Funerals have been taking place for two of the dead hostages whose bodies were returned to Israel by Hamas this week.
Soldier Daniel Peretz and Guy Illouz - who was at the Nova music festival - have been laid to rest.
Israel says one of the bodies sent back doesn't match any of the hostages.
Meanwhile former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak's called for an inter-Arab force to take control of Gaza soon.
The Egyptian Red Crescent said 400 lorries carrying food, fuel, and medical supplies were bound for the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, while Israel and Hamas argue over the slow return of the bodies of deceased hostages.
The Israeli defence body overseeing humanitarian aid in Gaza, Cogat, notified humanitarian organisations on Tuesday that it would allow into Gaza only half of the 600 daily aid trucks called for under the deal.
It was not immediately clear whether it was following through on the threat.
Cogat declined to comment on the number of lorries expected to enter Gaza on Wednesday.