Three killed in Israeli attack on Gaza City
A spokesman for the Palestinian Civil Defence in Gaza said the victims were killed after Israeli forces bombed a vehicle in front of the Remal Clinic in northern Gaza City. Mahmoud Basal said an unknown number of people were also wounded in the attack.
UN says 87,000 children vaccinated against polio in Gaza
UNRWA says 87,000 children in Gaza received the first dose of a polio vaccine as the inoculation drive continues for a second day.
“Efforts are ongoing to provide children with this key vaccine, but what they need most is a ceasefire now,” the agency said in a post on X.
The campaign aims to reach some 640,000 Palestinian children below the age of 10 and comes after health officials detected the first case of polio in Gaza in 25 years.
Today, the #polio vaccination campaign in #Gaza middle areas enters its second day
On 1st day only, @UNRWA teams & partners reached around 87,000 children according to @WHO
Efforts are ongoing to provide children with this key vaccine, but what they need most is a #CeasefireNow pic.twitter.com/2psQSbLcAd
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) September 2, 2024
Safety concerns remain amid Gaza’s polio vaccination campaign
The continued Israeli bombardment across Gaza has been a challenge for Palestinian parents in order to safely access healthcare centres for polio vaccination. We know two towns in the central areas that are excluded from the humanitarian pauses. Families there are struggling to get their children vaccinated.
There is also constant hovering of military drones in Deir el-Balah, even as parents are getting their children vaccinated and they feel the lack of safety. They believe these drones might target any area at any moment.
Gaza’s Hepatitis A outbreak signals potential for more severe epidemics
Experts are warning that the rising cases of Hepatitis A signal the risk of more severe epidemics in Gaza, where critical infrastructure, including healthcare, has been devastated by conflict.
Dr John Kahler, co-founder of MedGlobal, described Gaza’s healthcare system as “flat broken”. He told Anadolu Agency that other concerns include salmonella, Shigella and cholera, which could cause a dramatic increase in fatalities.
E.coli infections could also pose a significant risk.
“Given that the entire public health system and infrastructure has been destroyed, if cholera is introduced into this community, the deaths will mount by powers of 10,” he warned.
A worker unloads a shipment of polio vaccines provided with support from UNICEF to the Gaza Strip through the Karm Abu Salem crossing
Gaza death toll rises
At least 40,786 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, the Health Ministry in Gaza announced. Another 94,224 Palestinians have been wounded during the attacks.
Palestinian child wounded by Israeli drone faces lifetime paralysis
In the intense heat of a small tent in Gaza, the displaced eight-year-old Qais Abu al-Qumsan lies on a mattress facing the threat of lifelong paralysis if his spinal injury, after being hit by a bullet from an Israeli drone, remains untreated.
The bullet struck his back, shattering his spine and causing severe spinal cord injuries while he was with his family in az-Zawayda on August 8.
“Qais has fractures in his 10th and 11th vertebrae along with a serious spinal cord injury,” Qais’s mother Rola al-Husseini told Al Jazeera. “Yet, due to the absence of MRI machines in Gaza, the full extent of the spinal cord damage remains unknown.”
Since the injury, Qais has endured excruciating pain, relying solely on painkillers for relief. “My son cries from the severe pain in his back. We have been forced to flee and relocate more than eight times since his injury. The situation is extremely difficult.”
Rola al-Husseini and her son Qais
Israeli drone attack targets Deir el-Balah residents
We’re getting reports from our colleague Hani Mahmoud on the ground that an Israeli drone has targeted residents in Deir el-Balah.
Israeli air strike targets gate of al-Aqsa Hospital
Just a couple of minutes ago, a strike struck the gate of the hospital a few metres away from where I was standing. Since the early hours of this morning, the skies of the central area, mainly above the hospital, were filled with many drones.
It’s a massive explosion. The dust and debris have covered the main parts of the hospital. This is a road that’s about eight metres wide, and across from the gate, there is a house that was bombed early on in the war.
It has been targeted again now and the buzz of these attack drones is still in the sky.
