Israel will make daily 4-hour pauses in Gaza to allow civilians to leave

USA assured this Thursday that Israel agreed to allow “humanitarian pauses” four-hour daily in the north of Loop to allow the exit of civilians.

In a call with reporters, White House Homeland Security spokesman John Kirby announced that Israel informed the US that during these pauses, which will begin today, “There will be no military operations.”

Kirby admitted that there is still “worry” about the possibility that Hamas tries to prevent the departure of civilians.

In any case, he called for civilians to try to leave the areas. “active” of the conflict, and also considered “crucial” that humanitarian aid be extended to the areas to which civilians are moving.

The White House spokesman recalled that the pauses in southern Gaza have allowed the departure of thousands of people and the entry of humanitarian aid, but this aid must increase.

He thus assessed that 106 trucks have entered southern Gaza through the Rafah crossing in Egypt, but he hopes that this number will rise as soon as possible.

“We need to see more and we need to see more soon,” said Kirby, who considered that 150 trucks of humanitarian aid should enter a day, and although there are days when it is not possible, that should, at least, be the objective.

Kirby stressed that Israel is fighting an enemy – the Hamas militias – that is “embedded in the civilian population, using hospitals and civilian infrastructure in an effort to protect themselves” and puts at greater risk “innocent Palestinian people.”

But he also insisted that Israel has “the obligation to fully comply with international law” and considered that these humanitarian pauses are “a step in the right direction because they seek to ensure that civilians have “the opportunity to reach safer areas.”