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‘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.

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‘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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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.

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‘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

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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.

Al Jazeera

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 National (Scotland)

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 Independent UK

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

The Guardian - AU

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.

The Guardian - AU

Middle East crisis: aid agency says four men killed by Israeli airstrike were a local escort – as it happened

Anera says four men who died in Gaza were locals who asked to serve as escort for convoy, but IDF describes them as ‘armed assailants’

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The Independent UK

3 days, 640,000 children, 1.3M doses. The plan to vaccinate Gaza's young against polio

The U.N. is about to launch an ambitious campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children in Gaza against polio, a disease that doctors fear has spread in the territory due to the massive humanitarian catastrophe unleashed by Israel's military offensive there

Salon

Israel's war in Gaza poses polio risks

Public health organizations call for a ceasefire to distribute humanitarian aid and to address growing health risks

The Guardian - AU

Senior Hamas commander killed by Israeli police in West Bank, IDF says – as it happened

Wassem Hazem, commander in Jenin, killed in car Israel says container weapons and cash

International Business Times

Israel Agrees 'Humanitarian Pauses' In Gaza For Polio Vaccinations

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.

France 24

Israel, Hamas agree to limited pauses in Gaza fighting to allow for polio vaccinations

Rik Peeperkorn, the World Health Organization's senior official for the Palestinian territories, said on Thursday that Israel had agreed to limited pauses in the fighting in Gaza to allow vaccinations against polio. Hamas said it is “ready to cooperate with international organisations to secure the campaign", according to a statement…

Al Jazeera

UN says Israel agrees to pauses in Gaza fighting for polio vaccinations

Agreement consists of temporary pauses in separate areas of Gaza with goal of vaccinating 640,000 children under 10.

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Israel Agrees To Pauses In Gaza Fighting For Polio Vaccinations

Israel agrees to pauses in Gaza fighting for WHO-led polio vaccination campaign to vaccinate 640,000 children under 10 in three phases.

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