The White House has announced that Israel has agreed to suspend fighting for four hours on a daily basis to allow for Palestinian civilians to flee from northern Gaza.

The pauses will start from today in what the White House said is a step in the right direction.

National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby added that there will be two “humanitarian corridors” for people to flee from northern Gaza, and that Israel has said that there will be no military operations in those areas during those periods.

Kirby said that the White House believed that the pauses were a step in the right direction, and want them to continue for as long as they are needed.

The US aims for no less than 150 humanitarian trucks a day into Gaza.