And the war continues without missing a beat
Eleven killed after Israel bombs school housing war displaced
Gaza’s civil defence agency says 11 people were killed and dozens wounded when Israel bombed the former “Safad” school in the Zeitoun area of Gaza City. The school now houses displaced Palestinians.
Earlier, we reported the Israeli military’s claim that its air force hit a Hamas “command and control centre” allegedly embedded inside the facility.
Six Palestinians killed in the north, four in central Gaza in Israeli strikes
The civil defence agency reports six people have been killed during Israeli bombing in the northern Gaza Strip. Authorities also said four people died when Israeli forces attacked a civilian vehicle on Salah al-Din Street, south of Deir el-Balah in central Gaza.
At least 40,738 Palestinians have been killed and 94,154 wounded in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 2023.
‘Best vaccine for children is peace’: WHO chief
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, posted pictures of children in Gaza receiving “much-needed political vaccines today”.
But, he said, “ultimately the best vaccine for these children is peace”.
Earlier we reported the WHO chief saying polio vaccination teams in Gaza must be “protected and allowed to conduct the upcoming campaign in Gaza safely”.
Children in #Gaza are receiving much-needed #polio vaccines today.
Ultimately, the best vaccine for these children is peace. pic.twitter.com/yD1AIoXvpF
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) September 1, 2024
Gaza polio vaccination: ‘It’s a race against time’
At the end of the first day, Gaza’s health ministry said at least 72,611 children had taken the polio vaccine.
Juliette Touma, communications director of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), said the vaccination campaign is massive and “one of the most complex in the world”.
“Today is test time for parties to the conflict to respect these area ‘pauses’ to allow the UNRWA teams and other medical workers to reach children with these very precious two drops. It’s a race against time,” Touma said.
Israel and Hamas, who have so far failed to conclude a deal that would end the war, said they would cooperate to allow the campaign to succeed.
Two killed in Israeli bombing of apartment in Gaza City
Israeli forces bombed the al-Araj residential apartment, located northwest of Gaza City, said the Palestinian Civil Defence agency. Two people were killed as a result of the bombing with several more injured. “Our crews are heading to the location,” it said.
