After the announcement, the IDF issued a clarification in Hebrew on X saying that the “tactical pause” would only apply to humanitarian aid transport in a specific area and that the Israeli military would continue fighting in the rest of southern Gaza.
Israel’s far-right security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, both slammed the tactical pause” on their X platforms. “The one who decided on a “tactical pause” for the purpose of a humanitarian passage, especially at a time when many of our soldiers are falling in battle, is an evil and a fool who should not continue in his position,” Ben-Gvir said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant were not informed about military’s decision, Israeli media N12 posted on X.
