Israel said it will allow the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt to open on Wednesday and increase humanitarian aid to the enclave, after Hamas returned more of the remains of hostages.
Gazans who left the territory during the war will be allowed to return for the first time, and others will be allowed to leave via Rafah, subject to Israeli security approvals.
The report said about 600 trucks would be allowed in, mainly carrying food and medical supplies, as well as equipment needed to repair damaged infrastructure. There was no immediate comment from Israeli or Palestinian officials.
Israel threatened on Tuesday to keep the Rafah crossing closed, citing Hamas's failure to fulfill its obligations under a Gaza ceasefire agreement and hand over the remains of deceased hostages.
Hours later, Hamas delivered four coffins to Israel via the International Committee of the Red Cross.
The United Nations and the international Red Cross called on Tuesday for all crossings into Gaza to be opened to allow desperately needed aid into the Israeli-blockaded Palestinian territory.
The truce in Gaza, introduced under US President Donald Trump's plan, needs to see crossings opened to flood the famine-hit territory with aid, they said.
"That's what humanitarians, including ICRC, have been calling for in the last hours -- making sure that, because of the huge needs, all entry points can be open," International Committee of the Red Cross spokesman Christian Cardon told reporters in Geneva.Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN humanitarian agency OCHA, added: "We need all of them open."
He acknowledged that not all of the crossings were currently "functional", with some "partially destroyed", while road clearance was needed inside the Gaza Strip to allow trucks in with food, medical aid, fuel, water and other essential supplies."We are calling for that to be repaired so that they can become operational," he said.
On August 22, the UN declared a famine in Gaza, the first in the Middle East, after experts warned 500,000 people faced "catastrophic" conditions.
Israel imposed a total blockade on Gaza on March 2, allowing nothing in until aid trucks were again permitted at a trickle in late May.
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