The vaccination campaign is targeting 640,000 children under 10, United Nations officials said.
The United Nations World Health Organization said Thursday that it has reached an agreement with Israel for limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children after a baby contracted the first confirmed case in 25 years in the Palestinian territory. The vaccination campaign will start Sunday, Sept, 1, in central Gaza, with a 'humanitarian pause' lasting from 6 a.m. until 3 p.m.
An Israeli official said before the plan was announced that there was expected to be some sort of tactical pause to allow vaccinations to take place. The official had spoken on condition of anonymity before the plan was finalized. Israel didn't immediately comment Thursday. The Israeli army has previously announced limited pauses in limited areas to allow international humanitarian operations. Robert Wood, U.S. deputy ambassador to the U.N.
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