Middle East - Military operations in Gaza are halted today. The Israeli army is sending humanitarian aid.
The Israel Defense Forces announced last night that they had airdropped humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. "The airdrop, carried out in coordination with international organizations and led" by the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories, included "seven aid packages containing flour, sugar, and canned food," according to a statement published by the IDF on Telegram.
The Israeli military has announced a "tactical pause" in its operations in the Gaza Strip to allow for a greater flow of humanitarian aid into the territory. The truce, according to a statement published on Telegram, will be in effect from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM local time today (9:00 AM to 7:00 PM in Italy).
The "tactical pause" will be in effect at the local level "every day until further notice," the IDF announced on Telegram. "The pause will begin in areas where the IDF is not operational: Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah, and Gaza City, every day until further notice," a press release read.
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid have begun moving from Egypt to the Gaza Strip, local media reported. Israel said that starting today, "humanitarian corridors" will be established to ensure the safe movement of UN convoys delivering aid to the population of the Palestinian enclave, and that "humanitarian pauses" will be implemented in densely populated areas.
Eleven people were injured when one of the pallets of aid airdropped by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) into the Gaza Strip last night hit a tent of displaced people near Beit Lahiya, in the north of the Palestinian enclave, according to the Arabic broadcaster Al Jazeera.
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