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UN Begins Polio Vaccinations In Gaza Amid Ceasefire Concerns

Learn about the challenges faced by a UN-led polio vaccination campaign in Gaza amidst conflict and ceasefire negotiations.

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Polio vaccinations begin for Gaza’s 650,000 children as Israel expected to pause military campaign

Palestinians in Gaza and in occupied West Bank reel from Israel’s ongoing campaigns in both regions

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Health Official Says Polio Vaccine Campaign Begins In War-torn Gaza

A health official said a polio vaccination campaign had begun in Gaza on Saturday after the war-torn territory recorded its first case of the disease in a quarter of a century.

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Middle East crisis: aid agency says four men killed by Israeli airstrike were a local escort – as it happened

Anera says four men who died in Gaza were locals who asked to serve as escort for convoy, but IDF describes them as ‘armed assailants’

The Guardian - AU

3 days, 640,000 children, 1.3M doses. The plan to vaccinate Gaza's young against polio

The U.N. is about to launch an ambitious campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children in Gaza against polio, a disease that doctors fear has spread in the territory due to the massive humanitarian catastrophe unleashed by Israel's military offensive there

The Independent UK

Israel's war in Gaza poses polio risks

Public health organizations call for a ceasefire to distribute humanitarian aid and to address growing health risks

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Senior Hamas commander killed by Israeli police in West Bank, IDF says – as it happened

Wassem Hazem, commander in Jenin, killed in car Israel says container weapons and cash

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Israel Agrees 'Humanitarian Pauses' In Gaza For Polio Vaccinations

Israel has agreed to a series of three-day "humanitarian pauses" in Gaza to allow health officials to administer polio vaccinations to children in the territory, the World Health Organization said Thursday.

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Israel, Hamas agree to limited pauses in Gaza fighting to allow for polio vaccinations

Rik Peeperkorn, the World Health Organization's senior official for the Palestinian territories, said on Thursday that Israel had agreed to limited pauses in the fighting in Gaza to allow vaccinations against polio. Hamas said it is “ready to cooperate with international organisations to secure the campaign", according to a statement…

France 24

UN says Israel agrees to pauses in Gaza fighting for polio vaccinations

Agreement consists of temporary pauses in separate areas of Gaza with goal of vaccinating 640,000 children under 10.

Al Jazeera

Israel Agrees To Pauses In Gaza Fighting For Polio Vaccinations

Israel agrees to pauses in Gaza fighting for WHO-led polio vaccination campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children under 10 in three phases.

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UN Announces Gaza Ceasefire For Polio Vaccinations

UN implements polio vaccinations in Gaza during conflict pauses to protect vulnerable populations from outbreak.

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WHO announces limited pauses in Gaza fighting to allow for polio vaccinations

The U.N. World Health Organization has announced limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children after a baby contracted the first confirmed case in 25 years in the Palestinian territory

The Independent UK

Scientists: Baby in Gaza was infected with polio strain linked to mistakes in eradication campaign

The baby in Gaza who was recently paralyzed by polio was infected with a mutated strain of the virus that vaccinated people shed in their waste

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WHO says Israel and Hamas have agreed pauses in Gaza fighting to allow polio vaccinations

Tentative announcement follows Israeli PM approving designated places to treat estimated 640,000 children

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Aid delivery in Gaza is nearly impossible. Why hasn’t the US intervened?

UN says Israel is hampering efforts to deliver vaccines and other aid, but the US has offered little public pressure.

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Global Efforts To Eradicate Polio By 2026

Learn about the history, impact, and ongoing efforts to eradicate polio, a viral disease affecting children worldwide.

The Independent UK

Wasn't polio wiped out? Why it is still a problem in some countries

Police has been eliminated in most parts of the world, but the infectious disease is still spreading in a small number of countries

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A 10-month-old Palestinian baby suddenly stopped crawling. Polio had struck Gaza

Ten-month-old Abdel-Rahman Abuel-Jedian is the first confirmed case of polio in Gaza and he's now paralyzed in the leg

The Guardian - UK

Gaza polio vaccine rollout hindered by Israeli evacuation orders, says UN

Aid workers preparing to distribute medicine to children in effort to contain outbreak call for pause in fighting

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UN Pauses Aid Deliveries In Gaza Over Safety Concerns

UN halts aid in Gaza due to safety concerns, impacting polio vaccination campaign. WHO warns of polio spread after first case in 25 years.

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Iran Plans Retaliation Over Hamas Leader Assassination

Iran vows measured retaliation, Italy urges restraint. Gaza receives polio vaccines amid conflict.

The Independent UK

Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran's foreign minister vows 'definitive' retaliation against Israel

Iran’s foreign minister again has referenced his country’s planned retaliation over the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran

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Israel Delivers Polio Vaccines To Gaza Amid Outbreak

Israel delivers polio vaccines to Gaza amid first confirmed case in 25 years, aiming to vaccinate over 600,000 children under 10. Ongoing conflict hinders ...

The Independent UK

Israel says more polio vaccines are delivered to Gaza, where aid groups seek pause in fighting

Israel’s military says polio vaccines for more than 1 million people have been delivered to Gaza, after the first confirmed case of the disease in the territory in a quarter-century

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