Tactical pauses would be 'an hour here, an hour there' Netanyahu says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was open to accepting “tactical little pauses” in Gaza  for humanitarian aid flows on Monday. 

His remarks that Israel is open to allowing “an hour here, an hour there” to stop fighting means the pauses discussed with Washington likely fall drastically short of the ceasefire many in the international community have called for to address the humanitarian crisis and spiralling death toll in Gaza.

Netanyahu told ABC news he would continue to reject a wider ceasefire until Hamas releases all of the hostages it is holding.

His comments provide the first detailed insights into how much time Israel might accept as the US presses for pauses in the fighting.