Al Jazeera

By Lyndal Rowlands

    Israel has announced “tactical pauses” in fighting for “humanitarian purposes” from 10am to 8pm (07:00-17:00 GMT) in al-Mawasi, Deir el-Balah and Gaza City, starting on Sunday.

    Israeli forces have killed at least 15 Palestinians in attacks on Gaza since the early hours of Sunday, a day after killing at least 71 people, including 42 aid seekers, as five more Palestinians starve to death.

Relief supplies from Jordan move towards Gaza

    The Jordanian Public Security Directorate has shared footage of what it said were Jordanian relief convoys moving towards Gaza.

    The footage shows trucks loaded with goods moving on one of the roads.

    Translation: Happening now, huge Jordanian relief convoys are moving towards Gaza.

Egypt sends aid trucks to Gaza as Israel announces humanitarian corridors for UN convoys

    The Egyptian state-affiliated Al Qahera News reports that trucks have started moving towards Gaza from Egypt.

    Footage on social media shows what appears to be a convoy of aid trucks from the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing.

    Translation: Humanitarian aid trucks move from Egypt to the Gaza Strip, carrying large quantities of food supplies.

    This comes after the Israeli army announced that “humanitarian corridors” would be established for the safe movement of UN convoys delivering aid to Palestinians in Gaza and that “humanitarian pauses” would be implemented in densely populated areas.

Israeli president welcomes military pauses in Gaza

    Isaac Herzog made the comments in a statement on X.

    “I welcome the major steps announced by the Israeli leadership and military to strengthen and upgrade the humanitarian response in Gaza — particularly the decision to implement humanitarian pauses to protect civilian lives and allow the safe delivery of aid,” he wrote.

    The Israeli president also called on the UN to do its part, suggesting inefficiency by the global body and aid diversions by Hamas were to blame for the food shortages in Gaza.

    UN agencies have rejected those claims, noting that Israel – which controls all crossings into Gaza – continues to deny most of its requests to bring aid into the besieged enclave.

    They also say there is no evidence of large-scale diversion of aid by Hamas.

Rubio says ceasefire deal could happen ‘any day now’

    US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told Fox News that Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has been working “day and night for weeks” on ceasefire negotiations.

    “They’ve made a lot of progress, and they’re close,” Rubio said.

    “We’re optimistic and hopeful that any day now, we will have a ceasefire agreement where at least half the hostages, including the deceased, will be released, and at the end of that 60-day period, the remaining hostages will be released,” he said.

    Speaking about the captives still held in Gaza, Rubio said: “The good news is every American is out now. We care about all the hostages.”

    “There’s a very simple solution to what’s happening in Gaza. Release all the hostages, lay down your arms, and the war ends for Hamas,” he said.

    Rubio’s remarks come days after Witkoff said Washington was cutting short its involvement in the negotiations, claiming Hamas had shown “a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire”.

Israel designates secure routes for aid delivery in Gaza

    The Israeli military says it has designated “secure routes” in Gaza for aid delivery on a permanent basis.

    These routes will be safe from 6am to 11pm local time, “to enable the safe movement of UN and aid convoys for the delivery and distribution of food and medicine to the population throughout the Gaza Strip”, it added.

Israel announces ‘tactical pauses’ in parts of Gaza

    The Israeli army says it will allow a “local tactical pause in military activities” in parts of Gaza for “humanitarian purposes” from 10am to 8pm, starting today.

    The pauses will take place in al-Mawasi, Deir el-Balah and Gaza City “every day until further notice”, it wrote on X.

    “The decision was coordinated with the UN and international organizations following discussions on the matter,” it added.