Senior cabinet ministers have decided to keep the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt closed, despite pressure from the United States to reopen it as part of a plan to end the Gaza war. The decision reflects Israeli frustration with the involvement of Turkish and Qatari officials in the Board of Peace's Gaza Executive Board, which is set to manage postwar Gaza. Israel maintains that the crossing should not be reopened until Hamas disarms and returns the body of the last Israeli hostage, Ran Gvili.