Israel announces daily 'humanitarian pauses' to allow Gaza aid distribution amid global outcry

Israel says its army is pausing military operations in some parts of Gaza for 10 hours a day to facilitate the distribution of aid to civilians.

The announcement Sunday comes amid a global outcry about the hunger crisis in the Palestinian enclave where the IDF has been battling Hamas for more than 21 months. Israel also dropped supplies by air for the first time in the war on Sunday, while Egypt allowed aid to enter through its border with Gaza in a first for a period when hostilities are ongoing.

In the first “humanitarian pause,” Israel said 120 trucks of aid entered Gaza on Monday and were...