The Israeli military on Sunday began a limited pause in fighting in three populated areas of Gaza for 10 hours a day, part of a series of steps that included multiple airdrops.

Dostri admitted that the decision regarding the localized ceasefires was Netanyahu’s, and said that the prime minister may decide to give a video statement later on Sunday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu preferred that the IDF announce the new localized “humanitarian” ceasefires in the Gaza Strip rather than announce it himself since it is “not something widely accepted by large segments of the public,

The IDF said in a statement that it was taking several actions, including dropping "seven pallets of aid containing flour, sugar, and canned food" at the behest of the Israeli government to "refute the false claim of deliberate starvation in the Gaza Strip."

Dozens of trucks carrying humanitarian aid in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula started to move towards the Kerem Shalom crossing for inspections on Sunday before being allowed into Gaza Strip, according to Egypt’s state-run Al-Qahera News TV.