Israel agrees ‘four-hour daily pause’ of Gaza siege for civilians to flee…but Biden insists ‘NO chance of ceasefire’
ISRAEL will begin four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in northern Gaza starting today, the US claims.
Washington said it has secured a second pathway for trapped civilians to flee the carnage.
U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the first humanitarian pause would be announced today.
He added that Israel had agreed to announcing each four-hour window at least three hours in advance.
However, Biden reaffirmed that there was currently “no possibility” of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
“None. No possibility,” Biden told reporters today.
The development came after serious talks in recent days between President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Kirby said the pauses would allow people to get out of harm’s way and for deliveries of humanitarian aid and could be used as a way to get hostages out.
“We’ve been told by the Israelis that there will be no military operations in these areas over the duration of the pause, and that this process is starting today,” Kirby said.
“We think these are significant first steps here and obviously we want to see them continued for as long as they are needed,” he added.
Kirby also said a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants is not in order because it would help Hamas and “legitimise what they did on October 7 and we simply are not going to stand for that at this time.”
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