Israel Declares 'Tactical Pause' In Parts Of Gaza As International Unease Over Hunger Grows

Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen, in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Saturday, July 26, 2025. Israel has announced it will be enforcing a “tactical pause” in its military operation in three parts of Gaza.Israel also declared on Saturday it would allow airdrops of aid into the Palestinian territory, following a global outcry over Gaza’s rising hunger levels.The UN says a quarter of the population are facing famine-like conditions.But the military has insisted its mission to flush out the Hamas militants will be ongoing.However, aid agency leaders have called the air drops a “grotesque distraction” because it will never “deliver the volume or quality” of aid required.Israel has faced heightened international backlash over its offensive ever since it imposed a complete blockade on all aid going into Gaza back on March 2, only allowing a fraction of relief to enter the beleaguered area in late May.Its military claimed it will now stop fighting in Gaza City, Deir al-Balah and Musawi between 10am to 8pm every day, from Sunday onwards.It promised to set up secure routes to help aid agencies deliver food, too.The surprise move comes days after French president Emmanuel Macron announced France would be officially recognising the Palestine state in the autumn.While he failed to persuade allies UK prime minister Keir Starmer and German chancellor Friedrich Merz to follow suit, the three did release a joint statement condemning the malnutrition seen in Gaza on Friday as they pile the pressure on Israel.“The time has come to end the war in Gaza,” they said, noting that the “most basic needs of the civilian population, including access to water and food, must be met without any further delay.”The leaders urged Israel to “immediately lift restrictions on the flow of aid.”Starmer also announced Britain would be evacuating critically ill children from Gaza on Saturday.Writing in The Daily Mirror, he said: “I know the British people are sickened by what is happening. The images of starvation and desperation in Gaza are utterly horrifying.”He added: “We are urgently accelerating efforts to evacuate children from Gaza who need critical medical assistance – bringing more Palestinian children to the UK for specialist medical treatment.”Starmer said Hamas must release the hostages still being held in Gaza, and called for a two-state solution to the conflict.The World Food Programme also said in a new statement: “Nearly one person in three is not eating for days. Malnutrition is surging, with 90,000 women and children in urgent need of treatment.”A group of 100 NGOs have warned that Palestinians are “wasting away” from mass starvation and collapsing on the street.Related...Israeli Spokesperson Accuses Nick Robinson Of Lying About Gaza In Furious Row Live On AirGermany's Broadcaster Responds To Reports They'll Leave Eurovision If Israel Is BannedIsraeli Soldiers 'Haunted By What They Have Done' In Gaza, UN Expert Says

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