On Sunday, the Gaza Strip experienced a day of relative calm, following an announcement by the Israeli army to pause its operations in southern Gaza to allow more humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territory. After months of intense bombing, Gaza had a day that was described as “almost quiet compared to the previous days” by Civil Defense spokesman Mohamed Basal.
However, there were still some bombings reported in Gaza City and artillery fire in Rafah, where the Israeli army had begun a ground offensive in early May. Despite the pause, the Israeli army made it clear that there was no cessation of hostilities in southern Gaza and operations in Rafah would continue.
The pause was announced following the deaths of 11 Israeli soldiers, eight of whom were killed in a bomb explosion in the Gaza Strip. This was part of a bloody war triggered by an attack carried out by the Palestinian movement Hamas on October 7 in Israel. The Israeli Minister of National Security criticized the decision to institute a pause while soldiers were falling in combat, calling it “evil and stupid.”
The pause was scheduled from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. every day until further notice, allowing increased humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. This was welcomed by the UN but they also urged for further measures to facilitate aid delivery to
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