An Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice," the first major test of the ceasefire.

No names were immediately released. The bodies were in Israel and were being taken to the country’s National Institute of Forensic Medicine.

US Vice President JD Vance landed in Israel on Tuesday to shore up a fragile Gaza ceasefire deal, after President Donald Trump warned Hamas it would be wiped out if it breached the truce.Trump says he believes the deal is still holding and that Hamas militants understand what will happen if they breach it.

Hamas clashes test Trump's Gaza peace deal, his top negotiators return to the region to shore up the ceasefire.

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed “until further notice,” Israel said Saturday, after the Palestinian Embassy in Egypt said the territory’s sole gateway to the outside world would reopen Monday for people returning to Gaza.

Israel said it has received the bodies of two more hostages, leaving 16 in the enclave. Gaza officials said they received the bodies of 15 more Palestinians released by Israel, some of which they say showed signs of beatings and abuse.

Israel freed dozens of doctors, nurses and other medical workers as part of this week's release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees under the Gaza ceasefire deal.