UNICEF welcomes the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) welcomed the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip between the Palestinian and Israeli sides after 15 months of war.
The organization said – in a statement on "X" platform Twitter previously today, Thursday – “This agreement is long awaited by children and families in the Gaza Strip who have suffered greatly for more than a year of bombing and deprivation.”
The UN explained This war in Gaza is particularly cruel to children, noting that at least about 14,500 children have died, and that the war has left 17,000 children unaccompanied or separated. them, especially the displacement of about one million children from their homes.
The agreement is scheduled to enter into force next Sunday, and the first phase of the agreement will include intensifying the introduction of humanitarian aid and its safe and effective distribution to On a large scale throughout the Gaza Strip, rehabilitating hospitals, health centers and bakeries, and introducing civil defense supplies, fuel and shelter supplies for displaced people who lost their homes due to… The war.
According to the agreement, Hamas will, in the first phase, release 33 Israeli detainees in exchange for a number of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons and detention centers.
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