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The new practice is supposed to make it easier and safer to distribute desperately needed aid around Gaza. Aid groups are hopeful, but say more is needed.
Israel has said that the partial daily suspension of its military activity in a part of southern Gaza, which began over the weekend, is aimed at making it safer for humanitarian groups to deliver aid in the territory.
Here’s a look at how the pause works and whether aid workers believe it is likely to alleviate civilian suffering that the United Nations says borders on famine.
What did Israel say?
The military said on Sunday it had paused operations during daylight hours in parts of southern Gaza. The policy applies to a seven-mile-long strip of southeastern Gaza surrounding a major stretch of road.
It does not include coastal areas where Palestinians have fled since Israel began an invasion of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza in early May.
Where Israel Said It Would Pause Fighting During the Day
Israel announced a new policy of avoiding daytime combat along a seven-mile route in eastern Rafah. The pause does not apply to central Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled.
Source: Israeli military announcement
By Leanne Abraham
Has the pause made a difference?
Aid groups say the pause has appeared to take hold, but will not automatically translate into the free flow of aid.
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