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Pause in daytime fighting in Gaza to ramp up aid
Updated On: 17 June, 2024 07:43 AM IST | Jerusalem | Agencies
Israel said pause would be from 8 am to 7 pm every day until further notice
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Palestinians perform the Eid al-Adha morning prayer in the courtyard of Gaza City’s heavily damaged Omari Mosque. Pic/AFP
Israel’s military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting throughout daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries destined for desperate Palestinians enduring a humanitarian crisis sparked by the war, now in its ninth month.
The “tactical pause” announced by the military, which applies to about 12 kilometres (7.4 miles) of road in the Rafah area, falls far short of a complete cease-fire in the beleaguered territory that has been sought by the international community, including Israel’s top ally, the United States. If it holds, the limited halt in fighting could help address some of the overwhelming needs of Palestinians that have surged even more in recent weeks with Israel’s incursion into Rafah.
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