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Israel Launches Daily Pauses and Airdrops to Ease Gaza Hunger Crisis

The measures aim to address a humanitarian outcry over Gaza’s acute hunger crisis.

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Palestinians carry sacks of flour unloaded from a humanitarian aid convoy that reached Gaza City from the northern Gaza Strip, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
Palestinians carry sacks of flour unloaded from a humanitarian aid convoy that reached Gaza City from the northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 26, 2025.
A still from a livestream shows armored personnel intercepting the Handala, with those aboard surrendering immediately.

Overview

  • The IDF announced daily 10-hour pauses in operations in Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City to facilitate aid delivery.
  • Designated secure corridors will operate from 6 am to 11 pm for convoys carrying food and medicine.
  • The military has begun airdropping supplies, including flour, sugar and canned goods, into Gaza.
  • Gaza’s Health Ministry reports over 127 deaths from malnutrition while the World Food Programme warns that roughly 470,000 residents face famine-like conditions.
  • With ceasefire negotiations collapsed, civilians have resorted to extreme measures, including photojournalist Mohammed Abu Aoun offering his camera and press shield for sale to buy food.