Pakistan, Oct. 15 -- Israel has decided to reopen the Rafah crossing with Egypt and allow humanitarian aid trucks to enter Gaza after receiving the bodies of four Israeli hostages from Hamas. The move reverses earlier plans to reduce aid shipments and tighten restrictions on the enclave. Officials said Israel had initially planned to halve the number of daily aid trucks but later cancelled those measures to maintain humanitarian assistance and preserve ongoing ceasefire efforts.

Earlier this week, the Israeli military body overseeing aid, COGAT, had announced that only 300 aid trucks would be allowed daily instead of the usual 600. The justified the reduction by blaming Hamas for delays in returning the bodies of hostages. However, after...