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Israel has introduced brief pauses in fighting and aid airdrops in Gaza, moves analysts say reflect mounting humanitarian and political pressure rather than a shift in military strategy.
The Israeli Defence Forces have begun what they call “local tactical pauses” to allow aid deliveries into Gaza, alongside international airdrops of supplies. The measures come amid worsening famine warnings and growing calls from allies, including France, for a political solution to the conflict.
Political analyst Diogo Castro Silva told Anewz’s “Context” programme that the pauses were driven by necessity.
“The position of the Israeli government has become with time untenable,” he said, pointing to reports of severe hunger in the territory.
He described the airdrops as a sign of the emergency rather than an effective solution.
“It is always very inefficient… They might even promote violence to get to them,” he said, arguing that the approach highlights a breakdown in aid logistics and the absence of a long-term plan for Gaza’s future.
Castro Silva added that pressure on Israel is rising both internationally and domestically.
“International opinion and a lot of Israelis are finally also addressing this issue,” he said, noting France’s recent suggestion that it will recognise a Palestinian state.
While the pauses and airdrops may relieve some immediate suffering, Castro Silva warned that without a viable political process the conflict is likely to persist.
“A political question can only be solved by political means,” he said.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A powerful eruption at Japan’s Shinmoedake volcano sent an ash plume more than 3,000 metres high on Sunday morning, prompting safety warnings from authorities.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
The UK is gearing up for Exercise Pegasus 2025, its largest pandemic readiness test since COVID-19. Running from September to November, this full-scale simulation will challenge the country's response to a fast-moving respiratory outbreak.
A Polish Air Force pilot was killed on Thursday when an F-16 fighter jet crashed during a training flight ahead of the 2025 Radom International Air Show.
Türkiye’s premier technology festival, TEKNOFEST, is set to begin next week on 17 September at Istanbul Atatürk Airport. The five-day event is organised by the Turkish Technology Team (T3) Foundation and the Ministry of Industry and Technology.
Iran said recent expert-level talks with the Vienna-based IAEA, as well as FM Abbas Aragchi’s negotiations with the EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas, were positive as the clock ticks by toward the end of September deadline to decide the termination or reimposition of nuclear sanctions.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have signed an agreement on joint water and energy resource management through to 2026.
Uzbekistan has sent humanitarian aid to Afghanistan following the series of earthquakes and aftershocks that hit the country last week causing thousand of deaths and leaving thousands others displaced.
A 16-year-old has been arrested over the killing of two officers in a gun attack on a police station in the western Turkish city of Izmir on Monday, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said.
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