EGYPT: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that there will be a tactical pause in fighting until 2 p.m. in the Ash Shaboura area in the Rafah district for humanitarian purposes, the media reported.

The IDF's spokesman Avichay Adraee says there is fighting in parts of Salah al-Din Road in Khan Younis, and it should be avoided, The Times of Israel reported.

However, traffic will be authorised from Khan Younis on designated routes.