Israel is set to implement daily four-hour military ceasefires in northern Gaza, According to John Kirby, a spokesperson for the US National Security Council.
Nonetheless, Israel’s defense minister emphasized that these actions are solely “localized and pinpoint measures” and will not compromise their overall military efforts.
President Biden announced the establishment of two “humanitarian passages” to facilitate the evacuation of individuals from conflict zones. Reports on Thursday highlighted intense clashes near two major hospitals in Gaza City.
Simultaneously, images depicted thousands of Palestinians relocating southward from the city and other northern regions.
President Biden also affirmed the United States’ commitment to augmenting humanitarian aid to Gaza, with the goal of facilitating the entry of 150 trucks of assistance per day into the territory.
“Fighting an enemy embedded in the civilian population, which places innocent Palestinian people at risk” but that Israel had “an obligation to distinguish between terrorists and civilians and fully comply with international law”. – Biden said
