"The statement comes after Israel's government ratified a ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday. "Since 12:00, IDF troops began positioning themselves along the updated deployment lines in preparation for the ceasefire agreement and the return of hostages", the Israeli military said. UNICEF has now urgently called for all crossings for food aid into Gaza to be opened, warning there was a risk that child deaths could spike due to their compromised immune systems."
""The situation is critical. We risk seeing a massive spike in child death, not only neonatal, but also infants, given their immune systems are more compromised than ever before," said UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires. Regarding hostages, Israeli army radio said on Friday that 11 prisoners from Hamas will be released instead of 11 prisoners affiliated with Fatah as part of the Gaza agreement, saying there had been a "last minute" change in those who would be freed."
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect and Israeli forces began positioning along updated deployment lines in preparation for the agreement and the return of hostages. UNICEF urgently called for all crossings for food aid into Gaza to be opened and warned of a possible spike in neonatal and infant deaths due to severely compromised immune systems. Israeli army radio reported a last-minute change to the hostage swap, saying 11 prisoners from Hamas will be released instead of 11 prisoners affiliated with Fatah. The Israeli cabinet approved a framework for hostage releases, prisoner exchanges, and a phased withdrawal of troops under U.S. mediation.
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