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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy

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

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Born into the devastating Israel-Hamas war, 10-month-old Abdel-Rahman Abuel-Jedian started crawling early. Then one day, he froze — his left leg appeared to be paralyzed.

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