In an unprecedented move, Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to implement three separate, zoned three-day pauses in the ongoing conflict within the Gaza Strip. This agreement, facilitated by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to allow health workers to vaccinate approximately 640,000 children against polio. The decision comes after the WHO confirmed the first case of type 2 polio virus paralysis in a baby in Gaza in 25 years, highlighting the urgent need for vaccination campaigns. The pauses in fighting mark a significant moment of cooperation between the two sides amidst ongoing hostilities, with the primary goal of preventing a potential polio outbreak in the densely populated territory.
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Israel, Hamas back zoned pauses for polio vaccines: WHO
The Israeli military and Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to three separate, zoned three-day pauses in fighting in the Gaza Strip to allow for the
