"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."
"The Israeli cabinet approved the deal early Friday morning, roughly 24 hours after mediators announced the agreement, which called for the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and the start of a phased withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza under US President Donald Trump's initiative to end the two-year war in Gaza. "The government has just now approved the framework for the release of all of the hostages - the living and the deceased," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's English-language X account said."
""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. 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 agreement between Israel and Hamas took effect, with IDF troops positioning along updated deployment lines in preparation. The Israeli cabinet approved a deal that calls for Israeli hostages to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and a phased withdrawal of Israeli troops under a US-led initiative. Israeli army radio reported a last-minute change that 11 prisoners from Hamas will be released instead of 11 affiliated with Fatah. UNICEF urgently called for all crossings to be opened for food aid and warned of a high risk of spikes in child deaths due to compromised immune systems. Regional tensions intensified during the conflict.
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