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Gaza toddlers got the polio vaccine, then an Israeli bomb took their legs
19 hours, 25 minutes ago

Gaza toddlers got the polio vaccine, then an Israeli bomb took their legs

Al Jazeera  

Deir el-Balah, Gaza – Three-year-old Hanan al-Daqqi spends her days with her younger sister Misk, occasionally asking questions. “Where’s Mama?” “Where did my legs go?” The two toddlers have been in the hospital for four months since they were brought there, battered and bleeding from an Israeli bombing, and had their legs amputated. It killed 25-year-old Shaima and injured the …

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Israel denies responsibility for drone strike on Gaza polio vaccination centre
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel denies responsibility for drone strike on Gaza polio vaccination centre

ABC  

Gaza's health ministry says an Israeli drone struck a clinic in northern Gaza where children were being vaccinated against polio, a claim Israel's military has denied. Health authorities in Gaza said 13 of those deaths happened in northern Gaza, where Israel's military has staged an offensive, claiming it wants to prevent a regrouping of militant group Hamas. On Sunday, three …

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Israel-Gaza War: First Cross-Border Attack from North Gaza on Israel in Weeks, UN Warns of Humanitarian Crisis
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel-Gaza War: First Cross-Border Attack from North Gaza on Israel in Weeks, UN Warns of Humanitarian Crisis

Firstpost  

Major developments in the Gaza war unfolded Saturday (November 2). A strike by Israel on a polio vaccination center in Gaza drew sharp criticism from the World Health Organisation (WHO). Meanwhile, projectiles reportedly fired from North Gaza marked the first cross-border attack on Israel from there in weeks.

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Polio Vaccination Drive Resumes in Northern Gaza Despite Israeli Attacks
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Polio Vaccination Drive Resumes in Northern Gaza Despite Israeli Attacks

Al Jazeera  

Six people, including four children, injured in strike on polio vaccination center in northern Gaza. The UN's agency for children (UNICEF) said the vaccination campaign against the virus resumed in northern Gaza after multiple delays, but achieving this target is now unlikely due to access constraints.

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Kids in Gaza are getting polio vaccines, but threat of Israeli airstrikes looms large
3 months, 1 week ago

Kids in Gaza are getting polio vaccines, but threat of Israeli airstrikes looms large

NPR  

Kids in Gaza are getting polio vaccines, but threat of Israeli airstrikes looms large Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza are being vaccinated against the polio virus, but parents say the main threat to their lives are Israeli airstrikes. BATRAWY: When asked about the attack by NPR, the Israeli military said it's operating to dismantle Hamas' military capabilities and, …

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Gaza’s humanitarian crisis hits new lows as sanitary conditions plummet
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Gaza’s humanitarian crisis hits new lows as sanitary conditions plummet

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This story contains graphic content. Even as the campaign to vaccinate Gaza’s children for polio continues, the United Nations and aid agencies warn of deteriorating public health conditions. On Sunday, the UN Relief and Works Agency, the UN body in charge of the Palestinian territories, said on X: “While we vaccinate children against polio, many other diseases continue …

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Mass polio vaccination campaign to immunise 200,000 children in southern Gaza extended by a day
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Mass polio vaccination campaign to immunise 200,000 children in southern Gaza extended by a day

ABC  

The United Nations and local health authorities have extended a campaign to vaccinate children in the southern Gaza Strip against polio by an extra day. Palestinian children receive polio vaccinations at a hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on September 5. Senior Gaza emergency service official reportedly killed in Israeli strike An Israeli air strike on a …

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Jenin refugee camp is left to deal with the aftermath of an Israeli raid
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Israel-Hamas war latest: UNICEF says polio vaccination campaign in Gaza is surpassing its target
3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

Associated Press  

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. Those three paragraphs focus on the number of Palestinian prisoners who would be released in exchange for Hamas’ Israeli hostages during the first phase of the three-phased cease-fire deal. Netanyahu has …

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Polio vaccinations begin for Gaza’s 650,000 children as Israel expected to pause military campaign
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Polio vaccinations begin for Gaza’s 650,000 children as Israel expected to pause military campaign

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Hours earlier, Gaza's Health Ministry said hospitals received 89 …

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Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza, as hostilities continue to worsen in West Bank
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Polio vaccine campaign begins in Gaza, as hostilities continue to worsen in West Bank

ABC  

A campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus began on Saturday after the war-torn Palestinian territory recorded its first case of the disease in a quarter of a century. Children began receiving vaccines on Saturday, Gaza's health ministry announced in a news conference, a day before the large-scale rollout and first three-day …

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Deaths rise in Gaza and West Bank attacks, as a polio vaccine campaign begins in the Gaza Strip
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Deaths rise in Gaza and West Bank attacks, as a polio vaccine campaign begins in the Gaza Strip

LA Times  

Palestinians stand in line next to Israeli armored vehicles during a military operation in the occupied West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp Saturday. The West Bank remained on edge Saturday as Israel’s military continued its large-scale military campaign, the deadliest since the Israel-Hamas war began. The medical charity Doctors Without Borders in a statement said it was alarmed by the scale …

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UN-led campaign to vaccinate children against Polio kicks off in Gaza
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UN-led campaign to vaccinate children against Polio kicks off in Gaza

CNN  

CNN — The much-anticipated United Nations-led campaign to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza against polio began Sunday. While a first group of babies received polio vaccinations in Gaza on Saturday, the program officially started a day later in Gaza’s “middle areas,” according to the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees. During a news conference organized by the Ministry …

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Aid Groups Prepare To Fight Polio In Gaza
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Aid Groups Prepare To Fight Polio In Gaza

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING On Thursday, the United Nations announced a plan to try to address one of the most terrifying consequences of Israel’s U.S.-backed offensive war in the Gaza Strip: the return of the feared poliovirus to the Palestinian territory. Starting Sunday, medical personnel working with the U.N., partner organizations and Gaza’s Health Ministry will attempt to provide polio vaccines …

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WHO says its deal with Israel will allow limited pauses in Gaza fighting for polio vaccinations
3 months, 3 weeks ago

WHO says its deal with Israel will allow limited pauses in Gaza fighting for polio vaccinations

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. World Health Organization said Thursday that it has reached an agreement with Israel for limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children after a baby contracted the first confirmed case in 25 years in the Palestinian territory. The vaccination campaign will start Sunday in central Gaza, …

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Israel agrees to pauses in fighting in Gaza for polio vaccination
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel agrees to pauses in fighting in Gaza for polio vaccination

CNN  

CNN — Israel has agreed to a series of pauses in fighting in Gaza in September to allow young children in the enclave to be vaccinated for polio, according to United Nations and Israeli officials. Sandra Rasheed, Anera’s country director for Palestine, told CNN the convoy was carrying medical supplies and fuel to the Emirati Red Crescent hospital in Gaza …

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WHO announces limited pauses in Gaza fighting to allow for polio vaccinations
3 months, 3 weeks ago

WHO announces limited pauses in Gaza fighting to allow for polio vaccinations

LA Times  

Infant Abdel-Rahman Abu El-Jedian, an 11-month-old who suffers from polio, is held by his mother, center, at a makeshift tent camp in Deir al Balah, central Gaza Strip, on Tuesday. The U.N. World Health Organization announced Thursday that there will be limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children after a …

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UN continues aid operations in Gaza despite violence, Israeli evacuation orders
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UN continues aid operations in Gaza despite violence, Israeli evacuation orders

China Daily  

Children are seen outside a building targeted in an Israeli airstrike in the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on Aug 27, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - Despite Gaza's deadly violence and several recent Israeli evacuation orders further disrupting aid operations, the head of UN security said on Tuesday that relief deliveries are continuing. He said the Israeli Defense …

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UN halts Gaza aid deliveries after Israeli military orders new evacuation amid polio vaccine push
3 months, 3 weeks ago

UN halts Gaza aid deliveries after Israeli military orders new evacuation amid polio vaccine push

CNN  

CNN — The United Nations temporarily paused aid deliveries in Gaza on Monday over safety concerns after the Israeli military issued new evacuation orders, a senior UN official said, possibly complicating the launch of a polio vaccination campaign. In separate statements Tuesday, the UN’s main relief agency in Gaza, UNRWA, and the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the occupied West …

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran's foreign minister vows 'definitive' retaliation against Israel
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: Iran's foreign minister vows 'definitive' retaliation against Israel

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We do not fear escalation, …

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel’s evacuation orders have displaced 90% of Gaza residents, UN says
4 months ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel’s evacuation orders have displaced 90% of Gaza residents, UN says

Associated Press  

Successive Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza have displaced 90% of its 2.1 million residents since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, the top U.N. humanitarian official for the Palestinian territory says. WHO and the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF are working with the Gaza ministry to implement two rounds of polio vaccination, four weeks apart, the U.N. humanitarian office said. Israel’s …

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Mediators strike hopeful note after two-day cease-fire talks
4 months, 1 week ago

Israel-Hamas war latest: Mediators strike hopeful note after two-day cease-fire talks

Associated Press  

Mediators to the Gaza War cease-fire talks said Friday the two-day talks wrapped up and they aim to reconvene in Cairo next week to seal a deal to stop the fighting. — Zeke Miller and Aamer Madhani World Health Organization calls for 7-day pause in war to allow for polio vaccination campaign UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. health and children’s …

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Stalked by polio, Gaza faces another siege
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Stalked by polio, Gaza faces another siege

The Hindu  

The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs describes biological weapons as those that “disseminate disease-causing organisms or toxins to harm or kill humans, animals or plants”. Israel’s statement In the third week of July, Israel’s Health Ministry said it had found poliovirus particles in the sewage flowing out of Gaza. First, according to the UN, as of May 21, 2024, …

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UN says 86 percent of Gaza now under Israeli evacuation orders
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UN says 86 percent of Gaza now under Israeli evacuation orders

Al Jazeera  

Israeli military carries out more attacks across the strip, killing at least 33 Palestinians amid mass displacements. The United Nations says 86 percent of the besieged Gaza Strip is now under Israeli evacuation orders as 33 more Palestinians are killed in yet another day of attacks and displacement. Reporting from Deir el-Balah, also in central Gaza, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud …

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