It will be observed every day from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. to increase the “volume of humanitarian aid entering” the Palestinian territory, the IDF said in a statement.
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The Israeli army announced that it would observe “a tactical break” daily in the south of the Gaza Strip for “increase the volume of incoming humanitarian aid” on Palestinian territory. “A local tactical pause in military activity for humanitarian reasons will be observed from 8 hours to 7 p.m. hours every day and until further notice”from the Israeli entry point of Kerem Shalom to the Salah al-Dine road then northwards, the army said in a statement.
The Israeli army launched a ground operation on the town of Rafah on May 7, sparking strong criticism from the international community which feared for the fate of the civilian population, massed in this town after having been largely displaced by the fighting elsewhere. According to the UN, famine threatens the Gaza Strip where 75% of the approximately 2.4 million inhabitants have been displaced by the war. More than 8,000 children under the age of five have been treated for acute malnutrition in Gaza, according to the World Health Organization.
While residents reported bombings and fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters in the city and its surroundings on Saturday, the Israeli army announced that eight soldiers had died in this area. On the diplomatic front, hopes for a ceasefire seem to be fading due to the contradictory demands of Israel and Hamas which leave little chance of seeing the plan announced at the end of May by the American president, Joe, come to fruition. Biden.
