Israel is to begin daily four-hour pauses in its military campaign against Hamas in northern Gaza to allow residents to flee south, the White House has said.
US president Joe Biden asked Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu to introduce daily pauses earlier this week. Israel is said to have committed to announcing each window three hours in advance. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said that civilians would be able to flee using two routes, with a coastal road joining the territory’s main north-south highway, which has been used by tens of thousands of people in recent days.
