Israel says it is preparing for the reopening of Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt to let Palestinians in and out, but set no date as it traded blame with Hamas over violations of the US-mediated ceasefire.

A row over the return of bodies of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza retains the potential to upend the truce along with other major planks of the plan yet to be resolved, including disarmament of militants and Gaza's future governance.

Israel demands Hamas fulfill its obligations in turning over the bodies of the 28 deceased hostages. The Islamist faction says it has handed over 10 bodies but Israel said one of them was not that of a hostage.

"We will not compromise on this, and we will spare no effort until our fallen hostages return, every last one of them," Israel's government spokes

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