Israel’s new 10-hour army pause in elements of Gaza begins however UN warns measures aren’t sufficient to ‘stave off famine’
We’re persevering with our dwell protection of Israel’s conflict on Gaza. Stick to us all through the day as we offer the most recent updates.
Responding to a world outcry provoked by stories and pictures of widespread hunger and malnutrition in Gaza, the Israeli army mentioned yesterday that it had started a “tactical pause” within the densely populated areas of Gaza Metropolis, Deir al-Balah and Muwasi to “increase the scale of humanitarian aid” into the strip.
It mentioned the pause can be repeated daily from 10am to 8pm native time till additional discover. At the moment is because of deliver the second of those pauses.
Quickly after the primary humanitarian pause started yesterday, Israel carried out an airstrike on a constructing in Gaza Metropolis, killing a girl and her 4 kids.
Israel allowed a restricted quantity of airdrops into Gaza to renew over the weekend however charities have warned the quantity is completely insufficient for the inhabitants’s wants. Israel, Jordan and the UAE all parachuted assist into the territory that has been devasted by relentless Israeli bombardments.
Israel has mentioned humanitarian corridors can be established to facilitate the entry of UN assist vans into Gaza, although the variety of vans that shall be allowed in was not specified.
UN assist chief Tom Fletcher welcomed Israel’s pledge to start out day by day humanitarian pauses, however mentioned far more needs to be finished to alleviate the well being disaster engulfing the territory.
In an announcement printed yesterday, he mentioned:
We welcome Israel’s determination to assist a one-week scale-up of assist, together with lifting customs obstacles on meals, drugs and gas from Egypt and the reported designation of safe routes for UN humanitarian convoys.
Some motion restrictions seem to have been eased as we speak, with preliminary stories indicating that over 100 truckloads have been collected.
That is progress, however huge quantities of assist are wanted to stave off famine and a catastrophic well being disaster.
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Israel says Gaza acquired 120 vans of assist on first day of ‘army pause’
Israel mentioned on Monday that greater than 120 truckloads of meals assist have been distributed by the UN and assist businesses in Gaza yesterday.
“Over 120 trucks were collected and distributed yesterday by the UN and international organisations,” mentioned Cogat, the Israeli authority answerable for coordinating humanitarian assist within the Gaza Strip.
“An additional 180 trucks entered Gaza and are now awaiting collection and distribution, along with hundreds of others still queued for UN pickup,” Cogat added in a submit on X.
The World Well being Group (WHO) has warned malnutrition in Gaza has reached “alarming levels” throughout the territory, with charges on a “dangerous trajectory” after assist air drops resumed over the weekend.
Of 74 malnutrition-related deaths in 2025, 63 occurred in July – together with 24 kids underneath 5, the WHO mentioned, including that just about one in 5 kids underneath 5 in Gaza Metropolis is now “acutely malnourished”.
“The crisis remains entirely preventable. Deliberate blocking and delay of large-scale food, health, and humanitarian aid has cost many lives,” the WHO mentioned in a press launch.
Echoing the WHO’s considerations, the World Meals Programme (WFP) mentioned 90,000 ladies and kids have been in pressing want of remedy for malnutrition and that one in three folks have been going with out meals for days.
Israel’s new 10-hour army pause in elements of Gaza begins however UN warns measures aren’t sufficient to ‘stave off famine’
We’re persevering with our dwell protection of Israel’s conflict on Gaza. Stick to us all through the day as we offer the most recent updates.
Responding to a world outcry provoked by stories and pictures of widespread hunger and malnutrition in Gaza, the Israeli army mentioned yesterday that it had started a “tactical pause” within the densely populated areas of Gaza Metropolis, Deir al-Balah and Muwasi to “increase the scale of humanitarian aid” into the strip.
It mentioned the pause can be repeated daily from 10am to 8pm native time till additional discover. At the moment is because of deliver the second of those pauses.
Quickly after the primary humanitarian pause started yesterday, Israel carried out an airstrike on a constructing in Gaza Metropolis, killing a girl and her 4 kids.
Israel allowed a restricted quantity of airdrops into Gaza to renew over the weekend however charities have warned the quantity is completely insufficient for the inhabitants’s wants. Israel, Jordan and the UAE all parachuted assist into the territory that has been devasted by relentless Israeli bombardments.
Israel has mentioned humanitarian corridors can be established to facilitate the entry of UN assist vans into Gaza, although the variety of vans that shall be allowed in was not specified.
UN assist chief Tom Fletcher welcomed Israel’s pledge to start out day by day humanitarian pauses, however mentioned far more needs to be finished to alleviate the well being disaster engulfing the territory.
In an announcement printed yesterday, he mentioned:
We welcome Israel’s determination to assist a one-week scale-up of assist, together with lifting customs obstacles on meals, drugs and gas from Egypt and the reported designation of safe routes for UN humanitarian convoys.
Some motion restrictions seem to have been eased as we speak, with preliminary stories indicating that over 100 truckloads have been collected.
That is progress, however huge quantities of assist are wanted to stave off famine and a catastrophic well being disaster.
