Israeli military to pause fighting in 3 Gaza areas
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Israel's military announced that airdrops of aid would begin Saturday night in Gaza, and humanitarian corridors will be established for United Nations convoys, after increasing accounts of starvation-related deaths.
According to available information, Israel has pledged to establish “humanitarian corridors” to ensure the safe passage of UN convoys delivering aid to the people of Gaza. It has also said that “humanitarian pauses”—temporary halts in military operations—would be implemented in densely populated areas to facilitate the distribution of aid.
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It says it will begin a daily “humanitarian pause” in a part of the enclave, and open corridors for UN aid convoys from Sunday.
July 26 (Reuters) - Israel will resume airdrop aid to Gaza on Saturday night, the Israeli military said, a few days after more than 100 aid agencies warned that mass starvation was spreading across the enclave.
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