Israel announces "tactical pause" in daytime fighting for Gaza aid, IDF says

Prayers in Gaza S 2nd largest city, Khan Yunus, for Eid al Adha, the feast of Sacrifice. There isn't any sign of celebration. There are no sacrificed animals. Instead, we sacrifice ourselves. We sacrifice our own bodies. On Sunday, Israel said it will make changes to its operations in Gaza to allow people like these to receive more aid, pausing its military assaults between 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM, but only along an aid route into the Strip. The corridor leads from Karam Shalom, the only crossing open in the South of Gaza. Kilometres N to the European Hospital just South of Can Eunice, Israel's offensive on the nearby city of Rafah goes on keeping the Rafah crossing closed. The UN's relief agency in Gaza told Global News it's assessing the impact of the change. Other aid groups say this change won't be enough. The challenges that we had in the past few months, it's the operation environment has been very unsafe, which means that our colleagues and the. Humanitarian workers and trucks are not able to move freely and safely, and this can only be achieved if there's an immediate and permanent ceasefire. The Israeli move perhaps a response to international pressure on allowing more aid through, which has been throttled even further since the assault on Rafa began last month. At the same time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims he was unaware of the military's corridor plan and reportedly called it unacceptable. Possibly in an effort to keep his coalition government together, far right nationalist Security Minister Edomar Ben Gavir said whoever decided on the new plan is evil and a fool. Just the latest sign of cracks in Netanyahu's government during a war that has no end. Insight. Redmond, Shannon. Global News, London.