2024-08-31 05:50:09
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Israeli Attack Hits Gaza Aid Convoy: 4 Dead, UN Launches Polio Campaign
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The Guardian
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An Israeli airstrike killed 4 local community members volunteering as an escort for an aid convoy organized by Anera and Move One, despite the route being coordinated with the IDF. This comes after the IDF admitted to "grave errors" in a previous incident where they killed 7 aid workers, underscoring the risks faced by humanitarian workers in Gaza.
Tagesschau
Middle East Live Blog: ++ Deaths in Israeli Attack on Aid Convoy ++
Politics
Four Palestinians were killed in an Israeli air strike on an aid convoy to Rafah. The polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip is intended to prevent an outbreak of the highly contagious polio disease; Netanyahu stressed that the planned combat interruptions are not a ceasefire as in November, when around 100 hostages were also released.
EURACTIV.com
UN to vaccinate Gaza’s children against polio during pauses in fighting
Politics
UN to vaccinate 640,000 Gaza children against polio, first case in 25 years; campaign relies on 8-hour fighting pauses in 3 phases, needing 90% 2-dose rate; UN, WHO, UNICEF appealed for pauses to allow vaccination.
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