Biden calls the pauses an “important step” and calls for a halt to the attacks for a period of three days.
The Israeli military on Thursday ruled out a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, stressing that “local humanitarian pauses” and “tactics” exist to provide aid to civilians in the Palestinian enclave. These breaks, as explained, would last approximately four hours per day.
“There is no ceasefire. There are local tactical pauses… limited in time and area. We are also providing humanitarian corridors for Gaza civilians to temporarily move south to safer areas where they can receive humanitarian assistance” , the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. ) mentioned in a message broadcast via X, formerly known as Twitter.
However, Israel’s National Security Minister, the far-right Itamar Ben-Gvir, has stated that the humanitarian pauses announced by authorities constitute a “particularly serious mistake” and has advocated “continuing the fighting while preserving the corridor.” help for residents to move south.
For his part, the President of the United States, Joe Biden, has indicated that this is an “important step” and has called for breaks of three days or “longer periods”.
Furthermore, he has pointed out that he “wants them to be maintained for as long as necessary”, but has ruled out the ceasefire on the grounds that it would “help Hamas” and could serve to stem the attacks of 7 October on Israeli soil.
Source: EITB
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