UN aid chief welcomes 'humanitarian pauses' in Gaza
"Welcome announcement of humanitarian pauses in Gaza to allow our aid through," UN emergency relief coordinator Tom Fletcher said on X.
"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."
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