The Israeli army has said it would continue fighting in the southern Gaza Strip and that the “tactical pause for humanitarian purposes” that it had announced would only apply to humanitarian aid transport, Al Jazeera reports.

The army’s English-language post on X announcing the pause in fighting had been published 90 minutes before the Hebrew post clarified that Israeli forces would continue their operations in Rafah.

 Palestinians hold Eid al-Adha prayers by the ruins of al-Al Rahma mosque destroyed by Israeli air strikes, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on June 16, 2024. — Reuters
Palestinians hold Eid al-Adha prayers by the ruins of al-Al Rahma mosque destroyed by Israeli air strikes, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip on June 16, 2024. — Reuters

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