Aid organizations are urging Israel and Hamas to implement an immediate cease-fire, and for all land crossings into the Gaza Strip to remain for aid to flow.
Israel said on July 27 that it would pause military operations in a few select areas of the Gaza Strip where the Israel Defense Force (IDF) is not operating for 10 hours each day to allow the entry of humanitarian assistance, over international concern of hunger in the enclave.
The previous day, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that, beginning Saturday evening, they would begin airdrops of humanitarian supplies and aid into the Gaza Strip.
“The IDF emphasizes that there is no starvation in Gaza; this is a false campaign promoted by Hamas,” it said on X. “The U.N. and international organizations are expected to improve the effectiveness of aid distribution and to ensure that the aid does not reach Hamas.”
New steps to improve the humanitarian response in Gaza:
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) July 26, 2025
✈️Aerial airdrops of aid will resume. The airdrop includes 7 pallets of aid containing flour, sugar, and canned food.
🚚Designated humanitarian to enable safe movement of UN convoys delivering food and medicine.… pic.twitter.com/bCqCnI1HGL
Israel said on July 27 that it would pause military operations in a few select areas of the Gaza Strip where the Israel Defense Force (IDF) is not operating for 10 hours each day to allow the entry of humanitarian assistance, over international concern of hunger in the enclave.
The previous day, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that, beginning Saturday evening, they would begin airdrops of humanitarian supplies and aid into the Gaza Strip.
“The IDF emphasizes that there is no starvation in Gaza; this is a false campaign promoted by Hamas,” it said on X. “The U.N. and international organizations are expected to improve the effectiveness of aid distribution and to ensure that the aid does not reach Hamas.”
Staff will increase efforts to feed the hungry during the military pauses in the designated areas, United Nations aid chief Tom Fletcher said.
“Welcome announcement of humanitarian pauses in Gaza to allow our aid through,” Fletcher wrote on X. “[We’re] in contact with our teams on the ground, who will do all we can to reach as many starving people as we can in this window.”
By Jacob Burg
