As Israel and Hamas agree to a four-day truce, Tamer Qarmout, Assistant Professor in Public Policy at the Doha Institute, says the deal is taking place in a very “fragile situation”, Al Jazeera reports.

“If it happens, it will build trust at least. If it succeeds until the end, it might lead to an opening for another opportunity to exchange prisoners and captives and hopefully end this war,” Qarmout told the news outlet.

He stressed that the most important thing that needs to be addressed during the pause is the catastrophic humanitarian condition in Gaza.

“It’s about food and shelter. Winter is here in Gaza, people are sleeping outside, and there’s nothing to cover them. So it’s a disaster. Aid needs to be increased and the international community need to push Israel on this,” Qarmout urged.