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Palestinians examine the remains of bulldozers hit by an Israeli army airstrike in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
April 22, 2025, 11:41 pm
IDF destroys dozens of Gaza construction vehicles it says used for terror activities
Military notes some of the equipment it targeted was used by Hamas in Oct. 7 assault; Gazan officials report 26 killed in other strikes across Strip
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and Agencies
A Palestinian man holds a baby as a medic administers a polio vaccine at a camp for displaced people in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on February 23, 2025. (Eyad BABA / AFP)
February 27, 2025, 4:43 pm
Gaza polio vaccination drive reached 600,000 children in five days, WHO says
UN health agency chief says ceasefire enabled even more children to be reached than in previous rounds, including those who may have been missed due to security issues
By AFP and ToI Staff
A Palestinian student receives a polio vaccine on the first day of classes at a school in Gaza City on February 23, 2025, as part of a polio vaccination campaign. (Omar Al-Qattaa / AFP)
February 25, 2025, 8:37 pm
WHO hails Gaza polio drive but warns US pullout leaves agency cash-strapped in Strip
UN body’s spokesman calls to expand medical evacuations from Gaza to Jordan and the West Bank, says it hopes to bring in a prefabricated hospital by March
By AFP and ToI Staff
Palestinian medics administer polio vaccines to children at the al-Daraj neighborhood clinic in Gaza City on September 10, 2024. (Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP)
February 22, 2025, 7:15 pm
Third round of polio vaccinations begins in Gaza amid ceasefire
Highly contagious disease detected in coastal enclave’s sewage waters; WHO — with assistance from UNRWA — plans to vaccinate 591,000 children by Feb. 26
By AFP and ToI Staff
A health worker administers a polio vaccine to a child at a hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, September 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
February 19, 2025, 6:47 pm
WHO says campaign to vaccinate Gazan children against polio set to resume Saturday
Vaccine drive to start back up again after virus detected in wastewater; UN body says some 7,000 children from north Gaza weren’t inoculated in last round due to intense fighting
By ToI Staff and Reuters
Illustrative: View of the Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem on August 17, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 25, 2024, 8:32 pm
Unvaccinated 17-year-old from Jerusalem area contracts polio, condition unspecified
Rare infection comes after mass vaccination campaign in wartorn Gaza, where polio was detected over the summer; Israel has seen a handful of cases in last decade
By ToI Staff
A health worker marks the finger of a child who received a vaccination for polio in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on September 4, 2024 amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and terror group Hamas. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
November 6, 2024, 9:59 pm
Over 1 million Gazans vaccinated in fresh polio campaign, IDF says
Effort to distribute vaccines across Strip wraps up after second drive in three months, prompted by unvaccinated 10-month-old who was partially paralyzed by disease in August
By Jeremy Sharon
Cpt. Yarden Zakay, 21, a platoon commander in the Givati Brigade's Shaked Battalion. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 1, 2024, 6:36 pm
IDF Cpt. Yarden Zakay, wounded in Gaza’s Rafah in September, dies of his injuries
21-year-old was injured in blast that killed 4 other troops; WHO: 2nd round of Gaza polio vaccinations to begin, but area covered is ‘substantially reduced’ compared to 1st round
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
A health worker marks the finger of a child who received a vaccination for polio in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on September 4, 2024 amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and terror group Hamas. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
October 5, 2024, 6:14 am
WHO hopes to start 2nd round of Gaza polio vaccination on October 14
After successful first round, global body is now coordinating with Israel on the next dose to prevent spread of the disease
By Agencies and ToI Staff
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivers his speech on the opening day of the 77th World Health Assembly, in Geneva on May 27, 2024. (Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP)
September 18, 2024, 6:19 pm
IDF denies WHO chief’s claim tanks fired toward Gaza aid convoy over weekend
None were hurt in incident; military says combat engineers carried out a controlled explosion in the area, which was likely mistakenly perceived as fire toward convoy
By ToI Staff and AFP
A Palestinian medic administers polio vaccines to children at the al-Daraj neighborhood clinic in Gaza City on September 10, 2024. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
September 16, 2024, 4:59 pm
UNRWA chief says Gaza polio vaccine drive has reached 90% of children
Philippe Lazzarini says ‘humanitarian pauses’ were respected and the plan is to begin rolling out the second doses at the end of the month
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A Palestinian medic unpacks polio vaccines during an inoculation drive at the al-Daraj neighborhood clinic in Gaza City on September 10, 2024. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
September 12, 2024, 5:07 pm
WHO ‘confident’ over 90% of children in Gaza received first polio vaccine dose
UN agency says at least 552,451 children under age 10 have been reached by the campaign, and humanitarian pauses were ‘respected’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands before a map during a press conference at the Government Press Office in Jerusalem, September 4, 2024. (Abir Sultan/Pool via AP)
September 5, 2024, 1:30 pm
Daily Briefing Sept. 5: Day 335 – PM speaks to world, says hostage deal many steps away
Editor David Horovitz compares Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Hebrew and English press conferences and discusses the Philadelphi Corridor negotiation sticking point
By ToI Staff
A child receives a vaccination for polio in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on September 4, 2024. (Eyad BABA / AFP)
September 5, 2024, 3:48 am
WHO hails success of polio 1st phase vaccination campaign in Gaza
Aided by localized ‘humanitarian pauses’ in fighting, effort aims to vaccinate more than 640,000 children in the Strip
By AFP
A health worker administers the polio vaccine to a Palestinian child in Zawayda in the central Gaza Strip on September 1, 2024. (Eyad Baba/AFP)
September 3, 2024, 2:49 pm
Polio vaccination targets surpassed for Gaza children, WHO says
Noting success of coordinated humanitarian pauses in fighting to enable inoculation, official reports 161,000 kids under 10 treated in first 2 days of campaign in center of Strip
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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