White House says Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses in N Gaza fighting to allow civilians to flee

By The Associated Press on November 9, 2023.

FILE - Palestinians work among debris of buildings that were targeted by Israeli airstrikes in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. The United Nations Human Rights office says it's concerned the number of deaths and scale of destruction from an Israeli air strike on a Gaza Strip refugee camp could amount to war crimes. But experts say it could be tricky to prove strikes on the Jabaliya camp on Oct. 31 violated international law. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House says Israel has agreed to put in place four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in its assault on Hamas in norther Gaza.

The Biden administration says it has secured a second pathway for civilians to flee fighting. President Joe Biden had asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to institute the daily pauses during a Monday call.

U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the first humanitarian pause would be announced Thursday and that the Israelis had committed to announcing each four-hour window at least three hours in advance.

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