White House says Israel will begin daily four-hour pauses in northern Gaza
The US understands that Israel will begin to implement four-hour pauses in areas of northern Gaza each day, White House spokesman John Kirby has told reporters.
He said an announcement would be made three hours beforehand.
"And 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," he added.
As a reminder, earlier the Israeli military said "there are tactical, local pauses for humanitarian aid for Gazan civilians", and made clear "there is no ceasefire".