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UN says lives of staff endangered in Israeli halt of Gaza polio vaccine convoy

World body says two workers detained for questioning, live shots fired and vehicles damaged at checkpoint

The Guardian - UK

Israeli Strike In Gaza Kills Dozens In Humanitarian Area

Israeli strike in Gaza kills 40, displaces thousands; Hamas militants abduct civilians. UN aid convoy halted during polio vaccination campaign.

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Roadside Bomb Hits Polio Immunization Team In Pakistan

Roadside bomb targets police officers protecting polio vaccination team in South Waziristan, Pakistan. Extremist violence threatens efforts to eradicate po...

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A roadside bomb hits a vehicle carrying police guarding an anti-polio drive in Pakistan, wounding 9

Officials say a roadside bomb has hit a vehicle carrying officers assigned to protect health workers conducting a polio immunization drive in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban in northwestern Pakistan, wounding six officers and three civilians

The Independent UK

Progress Made In Gaza's Polio Immunization Effort

Health authorities in Gaza are working to immunize children against polio following the first case in 25 years, highlighting the importance of vaccination ...

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Israeli Military Targets Ambulance Team In Lebanon, Killing Three

Recent events in the Middle East include Israeli strikes, an American woman's death, and a successful polio vaccination campaign in Gaza.

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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill more than a dozen as health workers press on with polio vaccines

Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip have killed more than a dozen people overnight into Saturday morning as health workers are wrapping up the second phase of an urgent polio vaccination campaign

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Israeli Forces Withdraw From West Bank Refugee Camps

Israeli forces withdraw from West Bank refugee camps after intense military operation targeting militants, impacting Palestinian civilians. Polio vaccinati...

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Israeli Forces Withdraw From West Bank After Military Operation

Israeli forces withdraw from Jenin and other camps, Hamas accuses Israel, UN describes Gaza crisis, polio vaccination campaign, hostage situation sparks co...

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Jenin refugee camp is left to deal with the aftermath of an Israeli raid

Israeli forces appear to have withdrawn from the Jenin and two other refugee camps in the occupied West Bank after a more-than weeklong military operation that left dozens dead and a trail of destruction

The Independent UK

Israeli Prime Minister Denies Imminent Ceasefire In Gaza Conflict

Children receive polio vaccines in conflict region as Netanyahu casts doubt on imminent ceasefire agreement with Hamas.

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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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The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

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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.

The Independent UK

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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The Guardian - US

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

Al Jazeera

‘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.

The Conversation

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.

Al Jazeera

‘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.

The Guardian - UK

‘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

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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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