Israel's military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting during daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries for desperate Palestinians enduring a humanitarian crisis sparked by the war,

Israel's military says it will pause fighting during daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to allow humanitarian aid to be delivered to Palestinians.

Since the IDF began its onslaught on Rafah, the Rafah border crossing has been closed for aid deliveries, while the Karem Shalom crossing from Israel has been all but inaccessible due to military operations.