Hopes that Emily Hand will be released during Gaza ceasefire 

But Unicef chief tells UN Security Council that 5,300 children were killed in Gaza since October 7, some 40% of all deaths there

Unicef chief Catherine Russell told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that the Gaza Strip is 'the most dangerous place in the world to be a child'. Picture: Unicef

Gaza is the most dangerous place in the world to be a child, Unicef has warned, describing a four-day ceasefire to release up to 50 hostages as “far from enough”.

The first temporary ceasefire, in seven weeks of war in Gaza, comes into effect on Thursday, but Israel’s prime minister has already warned that the bombardment will resume to achieve “complete victory”.