9th November, 2023
The White House on Thursday said Israel will begin daily four-hour pauses in northern Gaza to provide humanitarian corridor for civilians.
White House spokesman John Kirby told newsmen that Israel would begin to implement four-hour pauses in areas of northern Gaza each day.
According to him, an announcement would be made three hours beforehand.
“And we’ve been told by the Israelis that there will be no military operations in these areas over the duration of the pause and that this process is starting today,” he said.
Earlier, Israel Defense Forces on X said there is no ceasefire, but that “There are tactical, local pauses for humanitarian aid for Gazan civilians.
“These tactical pauses are limited in time and area. We are also providing humanitarian corridors for civilians in Gaza to temporarily move south to safer areas where they can receive humanitarian aid.
“Our war is with Hamas and not with the people of Gaza.”
Also, the Israeli army says its forces have been operating in the centre of Gaza City in recent days, where it says Hamas’s military quarter is located.
In a statement obtained by the BBC,, the IDF said that they have killed or captured about 50 Hamas fighters during “intense battles”
It said that with air support and assistance of special forces, Israeli forces raided the military quarter of Hamas in the heart of Gaza City, near Al-Shifa Hospital.
The IDF claims that the area they have raided was the centre of Hamas intelligence and operational activities which it used to plan and prepare the 7 October attacks in Israel.
The army said the area contains the Hamas interior ministry, underground tunnel networks and war-rooms.