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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. The United Nations says it is

gearing up to get more aid into Gaza once a hostage deal goes into effect. The deal includes a four-day pause in fighting

that could be extended if Hamas releases more than 50 hostages. More from NPR's

Michelle Kellermann. The director of the UN's Children's Fund describes Gaza as the most dangerous place in the world to be a child.

Catherine Russell tells the Security Council that she was haunted by a recent visit to a hospital in southern Gaza.

It was teeming with people.

In addition to the patients and the medical staff,

the hospital is sheltering thousands of internally displaced people.

They're sleeping on blankets, along corridors,

and in the hospital's common areas.

She says UNICEF is ready to scale up assistance

to Gaza during an expected lull in fighting.

She's also calling on Hamas to release all of the children it has been holding hostage

since its attack on Israel October 7th.

Michelle Kellermann, NPR News, the State Department.

New York Governor Kathy Hockel says a fiery vehicle crash today at the Rainbow Bridge

over the Niagara River connecting the U.S US and Canada was not terrorism.

NPR's Liz Baker reports all other international bridges in the area that were closed have

now reopened.

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