WASHINGTON — Israel will implement daily four-hour pauses in its military operations in northern Gaza for civilians to evacuate and to increase the flow of aid, the White House announced Thursday.
National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the pauses in Israel’s battle against Hamas, which will be announced three hours beforehand, were the "direct result" of talks between US and Israeli officials.
“We've been told by the Israelis that there will be no military operations in these areas over the duration of the pause, and that this process is starting today,” Kirby told reporters in an online briefing.
An Israeli official speaking to Al-Monitor on condition of anonymity described the halt in operations as a "tactical, localized pause" that Israel will implement each day in a specific area so that people can move south and access food and medicine.
