Over a month after the Hamas attack, the Israeli army continued to pound the Gaza Strip today with airstrikes and ground offensive
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Israel will begin four-hour pauses in northern Gaza starting on Thursday to allow people to flee hostilities, the White House said in what it called a step in the right direction.
White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said the pauses emerged out of discussions between US and Israeli officials in recent days, including talks US President Joe Biden had with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
What is the ground situation? Over a month after the Hamas attack, the Israeli army continued to pound the Gaza Strip today with airstrikes and ground offensive.
Meanwhile, the United States said that Palestinians must govern Gaza post-war, countering Israeli comments that it would control security indefinitely.
What is the death toll? At least 10,569 people had been killed as of Wednesday, with an estimated 40% of them being children, said the Gazan health authority in its latest update.
Over 1,400 Israelis were killed in the October 7 attack and 242 of them have been taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza.
