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Israel Agrees 'Humanitarian Pauses' In Gaza For Polio Vaccinations

More than 640,000 children under the age of 10 are to be vaccinated in Gaza, according to the World Health Organization (Credit: AFP)

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.

"The way we discussed and agreed, the campaign will start on the first of September, in central Gaza, for three days, and there will be a humanitarian pause during the vaccination," said Rik Peeperkorn, the agency's representative for Palestinian territories.

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