Will someone please tell me what's the difference between a cease-fire and a humanitarian pause? Now, here's Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a Senate hearing today. Take a listen: ANTONY BLINKEN: … We do believe that we have to consider things like humanitarian pauses to make sure that assistance can get to those who need it and that people can be protected and get out of harm's way. So, I remain confused. No cease-fire, but a humanitarian pause.
They attacked defenseless civilians, who were mostly Israelis, but included Americans and people of many other countries. But, back to the cease-fire. Or, is it a "pause?" Prime Minister Netanyahu has a better idea: "We're going out of our way to prevent civilian casualties. Not only by asking civilians to move, calling them to move, arranging a place for them to be, which is safe. Also putting in humanitarian support...