Israel has stepped up its ground offensive in the northern Gaza Strip, where an estimated 400,000 people remain trapped in dire humanitarian conditions. At least 55 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, including 10 who were hit by Israeli tank shells while queuing for food at a distribution center in Jabaliya. It is. Dozens more people were injured in the assault, including children.
The World Health Organization on Monday launched the second wave of an emergency polio vaccination campaign after Israeli attacks destroyed Gaza’s water and sanitation infrastructure and sparked a polio outbreak. Parents who brought their children in for booster shots said they had far more to fear than the spread of the disease.
Alaa Afana: “Today I came to vaccinate children against polio. We have given the first dose and now 2 We are administering doses. But because of the disease and this fear, we are even more afraid of the occupation, because even though we are protecting them and vaccinating them. is still bombing them.”
