Israel agrees to begin daily four-hour ‘pauses’ in attacks on Gaza: White House

Washington, The Gulf Observer: Israel has agreed to begin daily four-hour “military pauses” in northern Gaza to allow people in the area to flee the war, the White House said.

“Israel will begin to implement four-hour pauses in areas of northern Gaza each day, with an announcement to be made three hours beforehand,” National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters.

“We believe these pauses are a step in the right direction, particularly to help ensure that civilians have an opportunity to reach safer areas away from the active fighting,” he said.

The pauses will allow humanitarian assistance to be moved into the areas where they are implemented and will allow Palestinians there “to get out of harm’s way,” according to Kirby.