Israeli occupation army has been conducting destructive attacks and genocidal crimes in the Gaza Strip, marking the 331 consecutive day of war.
The death toll continues to rise during the Israeli war, the Gaza Health Ministry reported that 40,738 Palestinians have been killed and 94,154 injured. Despite ongoing efforts, the violence shows no signs of abating.
Heart-wrenching| A grieving Palestinian father mourns his daughter who was taken from him by the Israeli genocide in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/WCebfhflYd
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Over the past 24 hours, three massacres committed by Israeli occupation forces resulted in the deaths of 47 people and injuries to 94 others. Many remain trapped under rubble and are unable to receive medical assistance due to the ongoing violence in the region.
Israeli occupation warplanes caused widespread destruction in the vicinity of Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/5D1SQaPtUU
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Amidst the chaos, a polio vaccination campaign began to curb the spread of the virus among children in Gaza. The campaign, which aims to vaccinate over 640,000 children under the age of 10, started in central Gaza and will extend to the southern and northern regions of the Strip.
Heartbreaking scene in Gaza: Children carry their friend who was killed in an Israeli airstrike. pic.twitter.com/GxHKNNigUi
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 1, 2024
The vaccination program required an “immediate ceasefire” according to the Gaza Health Ministry. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the vaccination efforts are not related to ceasefire negotiations and emphasized that they do not constitute a ceasefire.
The first phase of the polio vaccination campaign kicked off on Sunday morning in the central Gaza Strip with the World Health Organization (WHO) releasing a list of clinics, schools and other locations where children under the age of 10 can receive the polio vaccines.
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— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) September 1, 2024
The urgency of the polio vaccination campaign became apparent after the discovery of the first polio case in 25 years in Gaza. The 10-month-old child was partially paralyzed by a mutated strain of the virus due to the unavailability of the vaccine amidst the ongoing conflict.
Source: Al-Manar English Website and Palestinian media
