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Gaza update: Israeli society at breaking point and Palestinians battle to contain polio

Israelis took to the streets last weekend – including outside the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem – in their latest show of anger at the government’s handling of the war. The protests were spurred by the news that Hamas had executed six of the hostages still being held in Gaza.

The Conversation

Scientists are closing in on the true, horrifying scale of death and disease in Gaza

A pause for polio vaccinations is welcome, but the disease’s presence is a window on the true cost of Israel’s war, writes global public health expert Devi Sridhar

The Guardian - UK

UN Hails Pauses In Gaza Fighting For Polio Vaccinations

UN praises temporary halts in Gaza conflict for polio vaccinations, highlighting humanitarian efforts amidst ongoing conflict.

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UN officials hail limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow polio vaccinations

United Nations officials are hailing limited pauses in the fighting between Israel and Hamas to allow children’s polio vaccinations as rare moments of hope in the war in Gaza

The Independent UK

UN’s Gaza polio vaccination campaign reaches 189,000 children in first phase

Unicef calls inoculations ‘rare bright spot’ in war, as minister appears to suggest Israel might eventually fully withdraw

The Guardian - UK

UNICEF Successfully Vaccinates 189,000 Children In Gaza Polio Campaign

UNICEF successfully vaccinates 189,000 children in Gaza against polio amid conflict. Greta Thunberg detained in Denmark for pro-Palestinian demonstration.

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Israel-Hamas war latest: UNICEF says polio vaccination campaign in Gaza is surpassing its target

The U.N. children’s agency says a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza reached 189,000 children, surpassing its target and providing a “rare bright spot” in nearly 11 months of war

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Gaza just had its first polio victim in 25 years. This war cannot continue

Polio is a contagious disease that thrives on misery – and Israeli bombardment has destroyed 70% of Gaza’s sewage pumps

The Guardian - US

‘He can’t move at all’: A Gaza mother’s agony over baby with polio

The mother of the first child with polio in Gaza in 25 years says displacement led to her son’s illness and paralysis.

Al Jazeera

Israeli attacks in Gaza kill 35 people as polio vaccinations continue

WHO says it surpasses its polio vaccination targets in first days of campaign to immunise more than 640,000 children.

Al Jazeera

How did polio reemerge in Gaza after a quarter of a century? Q&A with a virologist

A ten-month-old boy in the Gaza Strip was recently paralysed by poliovirus – the first such case in the region this century. Israel and Hamas have agreed to a limited ceasefire to allow 640,000 children in the enclave to be vaccinated against the virus.

The Conversation

‘Tragic childhood’: Gaza children vaccinated against polio, war continues

Some families question the push for vaccines amid eroded trust in the international community’s help.

Al Jazeera

‘We cannot protect our children’: parents in Gaza face new threat of polio

Vaccination is likely to be an uphill struggle after re-emergence of the disease in the territory, where war has decimated healthcare

The Guardian - UK

UN-Led Polio Vaccination Campaign Reaches 87,000 Children In Gaza

UN-led campaign in Gaza aims to vaccinate 640,000 children against polio amidst conflict challenges.

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The Conversation

Gaza: polio vaccination drive faces hurdles despite a pause in the conflict

A large polio vaccination campaign started in war-torn Gaza on Sunday, September 1. The initiative, which is being led by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to reach over 640,000 children under the age of ten.

The Guardian - UK

‘Positive’ start to polio vaccination rollout in Gaza despite continued fighting

Families queue at vaccination centres on first day of complex campaign to inoculate children against emerging threat

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UN Launches Polio Vaccination Campaign For Gaza Children

UNRWA administers polio vaccinations to 640,000 children in Gaza amidst ongoing conflicts, aiming to address health challenges.

Al Jazeera

What to know about the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza

UN officials say the best way to tackle polio in the Gaza Strip is an immediate and lasting ceasefire.

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Violence increases in West Bank as polio vaccination campaign begins

VIOLENCE is continuing in the West Bank following Israel’s largest invasion of the region in more than 20 years ...

The Independent UK

Health authorities begin large-scale polio vaccinations in war-ravaged Gaza

Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies have begun a large-scale campaign of vaccinations against polio in the Gaza Strip, hoping to prevent an outbreak in the territory that has been ravaged by the ongoing Israel-Hamas war

The Guardian - AU

Protesters across Israel call for Netanyahu to agree hostage deal – as it happened

Mass protests follow call for general strike by head of Israeli labour union after six hostages held by Hamas were recovered overnight

Al Jazeera

First children in Gaza given polio vaccines a day before planned UN rollout

WHO says that the official larger vaccine rollout, which aims to reach 640,000 children, will begin on Sunday.

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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.

The Independent UK

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

International Business Times

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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