This Sunday, the Israeli army announced that from now on it will suspend daily attacks in the south of the Gaza Strip. from 08:00 to 19:00 authorize the distribution of humanitarian aid in the area.

The decision is made after saving “discussions with the UN and international organizations”, This is stated in a statement by the Israeli military.

On the map provided by the authorities you can see route of daily Israeli “humanitarian breaks”which extends from the Kerem Shalom checkpoint in the south to the Khan Yunis European Hospital.

Since the Israeli army entered Rafah in southern Gaza early last month, border crossing with Egypt -where most of the humanitarian aid to the enclave took place- remains closedand through Kerem Shalom, also in the south, supplies arrive only sporadically.

This situation has forced hospitals and clinics to close and contributed to worsen the humanitarian crisis already catastrophicas reported by international organizations such as Doctors Without Borders.

According to the army, daily pauses in attacks They started on Saturday.

In a subsequent statement, Israeli forces made it clear that the decision does not imply a cessation of hostilities in the south, and stressed that attacks in the city of Rafah will continue.

They also assured that the demilitarized route can only be used for the transportation of humanitarian aid, that is, that Civilians will not be able to use it for movement.

The announcement came a day after the Israeli army survived. his deadliest day in Gaza since the beginning of the war, with the death of eight soldiers when the armored vehicle in which they were traveling exploded in the south of the sector.

Explanations from the armed forces indicate that a car was hit by a bomb explosionwhich was loaded with explosive material, causing it to explode and detonate violently.

Israeli forces released the names today five of eight soldiers killed in the incident, and also reported the death on Saturday of two reservists in the north of the enclave as a result of a tank explosion.

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At least 309 Israeli soldiers have been killed in Gaza since the war between Israel and Hamas began. Bye, Some 37,296 Gazans died. the majority are women and children, in the Israeli army’s constant attacks on the sector.

Jose Luis Michelena, Executive Director of Doctors Without Borders, referred to in Aristegui Live to the need for Israel to comply with the principles of humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip and to the difficulty of providing assistance to victims of attacks.

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(according to information from EFE And Aristegui News)