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Israel’s military announced early Sunday that it will temporarily halt its assault on parts of the Gaza Strip and establish humanitarian corridors for aid.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the move amid a growing international outcry over a worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and allegations that Israeli forces are starving the enclave’s population.
The IDF said it will pause operations from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City, and will allow food and medicine to safely enter the territory between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m., according to a post on X. It said the “tactical pause” in hostilities would only apply to non-combatant zones while operations would continue elsewhere, but it did not clarify which military activities were being suspended in those zones. Pressure has been growing on Israel to increase access to aid in the besieged enclave since it resumed its bombardment and ground offensive earlier this year.
Aid agencies have accused Israel of blocking access to their convoys, leaving Gazans to rely on aid distribution points in Israel-controlled militarized zones run by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Gaza health officials and former GHF officials have accused Israeli troops of repeatedly firing on and killing people trying to receive aid at such sites.
Some 127 people have died from malnutrition, among them 85 children, since the start of the war in 2023, according to local health officials. (Politico)
