Israel Announces Daily Pauses and Aid Corridors Amid Gaza Humanitarian Crisis

In response to mounting international criticism, the Israeli military declared a daily pause in operations in specific regions of Gaza, starting Sunday. This decision accompanies the establishment of aid corridors to alleviate the intensifying hunger crisis in the Palestinian enclave.

According to military officials, operations will halt daily in Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah, and Gaza City between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., where active ground operations have been minimal since the offensive's resumption in March. Designated routes for food and medicine convoys will operate from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Amid this backdrop, the U.N. has called for expanded humanitarian assistance, emphasizing insufficient routes for aid convoys. This comes as Israel, skeptical of ceasefire talks with Hamas, faces heightened scrutiny over its aid policies, including recent reports of escalating malnutrition within the region, affecting 2.2 million people.

(With inputs from agencies.)