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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Julian Borger in Jerusalem

Vaccination centre and aid official’s car bombarded in Gaza, says UN

Palestinian children are vaccinated against polio during the second round of a vaccination campaign, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City
The second round of a vaccination campaign to protect children from polio began this weekend in Gaza City. Photograph: Mahmoud Issa/SOPA Images/Rex/Shutterstock

A polio vaccination centre and the car of a UN aid official involved in this weekend’s vaccination campaign came under fire despite a promised “humanitarian pause” in Israeli bombardment, the UN has said.

Catherine Russell, the executive director of the UN child support and protection agency, Unicef, said: “At least three children were reportedly injured by another attack in the proximity of a vaccination clinic in Sheikh Radwan while a polio vaccination campaign was under way.”

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