Israel will begin to implement daily four-hour military pauses in areas of northern Gaza, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.
Earlier the Israeli military said “there are tactical, local pauses for humanitarian aid for Gazan civilians” and made clear “there is no ceasefire”.
US President Joe Biden says Israel’s decision to implement pauses in fighting comes after he has been speaking to the country’s leadership about the issue for weeks.
Writing on X (formerly Twitter), he says that from Thursday, there will be two humanitarian corridors in Gaza allowing people to escape the hostilities.
Biden also says that while the number of aid trucks getting supplies into the Strip via Egypt’s Rafah border is increasing, the US is aiming for at least 150 trucks a day. On Wednesday, that number was 106.
On Thursday heavy fighting was reported around two big hospitals in Gaza City.
(BBC News)
