Israeli army announces 'tactical pause' in part of southern Gaza

Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171851820749820240616 israeli palestine.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Israeli army tanks take position in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip as smoke billows over Gaza during Israeli bombardment on May 7, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. Menahem Kahana, AFP"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Israeli army tanks take position in southern Israel near the border with the Gaza Strip as smoke billows over Gaza during Israeli bombardment on May 7, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. <em>Menahem Kahana, AFP</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span>JERUSALEM — The Israeli army announced Sunday that it would implement a daily &quot;tactical pause of military activity&quot; in part of the southern Gaza Strip during daylight hours to facilitate the delivery of aid.</div><p>The army said in a statement that &quot;a local, tactical pause of military activity for humanitarian purposes will take place from 08:00 until 19:00 every day until further notice along the road that leads from the Kerem Shalom Crossing to the Salah al-Din Road and then northwards&quot;.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/6/9/pope-calls-for-urgent-action-to-help-palestinians-in-gaza-2253">READ: Pope calls for urgent action to help Palestinians in Gaza</a></div><p>The decision was taken as part of efforts to &quot;increase the volumes of humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip&quot; following discussions with the UN and other organizations, it said.</p><p>Israel has long defended its efforts to facilitate aid deliveries, including through the Kerem Shalom crossing, but humanitarian groups have warned for months about a dire lack of food and other essentials in the besieged Palestinian territory.</p><p>The World Health Organization has said more than 8,000 children under five have been treated for acute malnutrition in Gaza.</p><p>International mediators have been pressing Israel and Hamas to agree to a ceasefire deal laid out by US President Joe Biden to allow for hostage-prisoner exchanges and increased aid deliveries, but progress has stalled in recent days.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/6/15/muted-eid-preparations-in-jerusalem-and-west-bank-as-gaza-war-persists-1928">READ: Muted Eid preparations in Jerusalem and West Bank as Gaza war persists</a></div><p style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal">World Food Programme deputy executive director Carl Skau said recently that &quot;with lawlessness inside the Strip... and active conflict&quot;, it has become &quot;close to impossible to deliver the level of aid that meets the growing demands on the ground&quot;.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B8rw7f1FiWM?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p><i>The decision was taken as part of efforts to "increase the volumes of humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip" following discussions with the UN and other organizations, it said.</i></p>

The decision was taken as part of efforts to "increase the volumes of humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip" following discussions with the UN and other organizations, it said.

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Israeli army announces 'tactical pause' in part of southern Gaza

Israeli army announces 'tactical pause' in part of southern Gaza

Agence France-Presse

Published Jun 16, 2024 04:02 PM PHT

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