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By Steve Holland, Doina Chiacu and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel will begin daily four-hour pauses in the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday to enable Palestinians to flee hostilities in the coastal enclave, the White House said after President Joe Biden said he had sought pauses of three days or more. White House spokesman John Kirby announced the pauses and the opening of two humanitarian corridors in northern Gaza to allow Palestinians to seek safety from Israel’s military operations. Biden told reporters as he left the White House he had sought a longer pause. “Yes,” he said. “I’v…