The "pause" in an offensive that the Israeli military declared in Gaza to facilitate aid flows had no impact on deliveries of the badly needed aid, the UN's health agency said on Friday. 

"So overall, we the UN can say that we did not see an impact on the humanitarian supplies coming in since that, I will say, unilateral announcement of this technical pause," said Richard Peeperkorn, the WHO representative in the Palestinian territories. "That is the overall assessment."

On June 16, the Israeli military announced daily "tactical pauses" in its offensive in the southern Gaza Strip to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid.

According to the Israeli military, the pause, which lasts from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. every day, takes place in the Rafah area, from the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Gaza to Salah al-Din Road and the European Hospital in Khan Younis.

(With input from agencies)