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Israeli military announces 'tactical pauses' in southern Gaza fighting to boost aid flow
Australian Broadcasting Commission ^ | 16 June 2024 | Staff

Posted on 06/18/2024 4:42:06 AM PDT by BlackVeil

The Israeli military says it will hold daily tactical pauses in military activity in parts of southern Gaza to allow more aid to flow into the area, where international aid organisations have warned of a growing humanitarian crisis among Palestinian civilians.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the pause would begin in the Rafah area at 8am local time (3pm AEST) and remain in effect until 7pm. It said similar pauses would take place every day until further notice.

The pause is aimed at allowing aid trucks inside Gaza to reach the nearby Israel-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing ...

(Excerpt) Read more at abc.net.au ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gaza; idf; israel
This story is from Sunday. Since then, there are many conflicting reports about these 'tactical pauses'. I shall post a follow up article.
1 posted on 06/18/2024 4:42:06 AM PDT by BlackVeil
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To: BlackVeil

The pause is so the IDF can gain intel.


2 posted on 06/18/2024 4:45:52 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (The media has one job and even with Constitutional protections they cannot do it.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz

Could be. I had not thought of that.


3 posted on 06/18/2024 4:47:20 AM PDT by BlackVeil ('The past is never dead. It's not even past.' William Faulkner)
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To: BlackVeil

Fighting a war where you occasionally pause to give the enemy aid and comfort is insane. It only prolongs the battle and gets more of your own side killed.


4 posted on 06/18/2024 4:48:02 AM PDT by Nateman (Democrats did not strive for fraud friendly voting merely to continue honest elections.)
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To: Nateman

Didn’t we cross a river or something on Christmas morning to fight some Hessians?

We were very successful IIRC.


5 posted on 06/18/2024 5:38:36 AM PDT by themidnightskulker
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To: EQAndyBuzz
Media spin on legit pause? I hope so.

Any "aid" is aid to the enemy. "Humanitarian" aid included. Who is kidding who.

6 posted on 06/18/2024 5:42:02 AM PDT by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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To: Salman

Leftists in Israel apparently are self-loathing nitwits. You fight a war to defeat the enemy.


7 posted on 06/18/2024 5:54:57 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp??)
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