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Israel Institutes Daily 10-Hour Pauses and Aid Corridors as Gaza Faces Mass Starvation

International outcry over mass hunger prompted Israel to suspend operations each morning to expand humanitarian access through secure corridors, airdrops, longer delivery windows.

Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Gaza City
Palestinians carry sacks of flour unloaded from a humanitarian aid convoy that reached Gaza City from northern Gaza on Saturday, July 26, 2025.
Palestinians carry sacks of flour unloaded from a humanitarian aid convoy that reached Gaza City from the northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 26, 2025.
An airplane drops humanitarian aid over Gaza as seen from northern Gaza Strip on Sunday.

Overview

  • The Israeli military paused fighting from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City to facilitate aid deliveries.
  • Secure routes operating from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. now allow UN and humanitarian convoys to distribute food and medicine across the Gaza Strip.
  • Israel carried out limited airdrops of flour, sugar and canned food as part of its effort to relieve acute shortages.
  • Gaza Health Ministry reports at least 127 malnutrition deaths, including 85 children, underscoring the enclave’s deepening crisis.
  • Since easing its blockade in May, about 4,500 aid trucks have entered Gaza—roughly 69 per day versus the 500–600 per day the UN deems necessary.