The Israeli army announced the establishment of a daily “tactical pause” in the south of the Gaza Strip. The objective: to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.
To facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid, the Israeli army announced it was setting up a daily “tactical break” in the south of the Gaza Strip.
The announcement was made on the social network X, with a supporting map to show the route of this road.
Concretely, the army will stop its operations between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., along the road used to transport aid trucks.
A route that goes from Kerem Shalom to the European hospital. The start and end date of this measure has not been communicated. According to the IDF, it will begin “as soon as possible”, until further notice.
A decision welcomed by the UN, which, in recent months, has increased pressure on Israel and regularly warns of a risk of famine, in this territory which has been bombarded relentlessly for more than eight months.
For the Palestinians, the situation is deteriorating day by day.
“Everyone is in a difficult psychological state. No one is well. Everyone has lost a loved one, a relative, someone dear to them. If you go to any house, you will find it sad. There is no joy or happiness,” explains a displaced woman.
Since October, military operations by the Israeli army have left more than 37,300 dead and tens of thousands injured.
The Israeli army, which announced the death of eight soldiers on Saturday, clarified that this pause in no way signified the start of a ceasefire. According to the government, this decision would not change anything in the ongoing land offensive, particularly in Rafah.
In the meantime, it is in the midst of ruins and in an alarming humanitarian context that the population is experiencing this festival of Aid al-Adha, the most important holiday in Islam.