Israel announces daily Gaza 'pause' for aid deliveries

UN agencies and aid groups have repeatedly sounded the alarm of dire shortages of food and other essentials in the Gaza Strip, exacerbated by overland access restrictions and the closure of the key Rafah crossing with Egypt since Israeli forces seized it in early May.

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Vendors' umbrellas shade their stalls while erected before destroyed buildings along a market street in Gaza City on June 15, 2024 ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Credit: AFP)