Medical teams began on Thursday the second phase of a polio vaccination campaign in southern Gaza, targeting 640,000 children aged ten and under across the Palestinian territory ravaged by the Israeli war. Workers with the UN and other organizations were heading towards Khan Younis at 7am local time, Louise Wateridge, an official on the ground with the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), told The National. A pause in fighting agreed with Israel began an hour earlier in areas where vaccinations are being carried out and was scheduled to last until 2pm.
