Israel to take ‘tactical pause’ in 3 Gaza areas after mass starvation warning
The Israeli military says fighting will pause in Muwasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City from 10am to 8pm daily to allow for humanitarian aid
Military activity will stop from 10am to 8pm until further notice in Al-Mawasi, Deir al-Balah and Gaza City.
The military also announced designated secure routes for convoys delivering food and medicine will be in place between 6am and 11pm starting on Sunday.
Dozens of Gazans have died of malnutrition in recent weeks, according to the Gaza Health Ministry in the Hamas-run enclave. A total of 127 people have died due to malnutrition, including 85 children, since the start of the war, the ministry said.
On Saturday, a five-month-old baby, Zainab Abu Haleeb, died of severe acute malnutrition at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, health workers said.
“Three months inside the hospital and this is what I get in return, that she is dead,” said her mother, Israa Abu Haleeb, standing next to the baby’s father as he held their daughter’s body, which was wrapped in a white shroud.