The announcement of a 10-hour daily suspension follows growing pressure on Israel as a deadly hunger crisis spreads across the enclave.

In Gaza, nearly every conversation these days starts with the same question. When did you eat last?

“I don’t know what you would call it other than mass starvation, and it’s man-made, and that’s very clear,” World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a news conference Wednesd...