Second phase of polio vaccination in Gaza to start from Monday
Gaza’s Health Ministry has confirmed that a second round of polio vaccination will start from Monday. The vaccines will be administered to children under 10 for a period of three days, with the possibility of extending for an additional day.
For now, only vaccinations in central Gaza have been confirmed, with uncertainty looming over northern Gaza, where the Israeli military is laying a deadly siege as hundreds of thousands are trapped and unable to leave.
The first round was conducted in September, and successfully inoculated most children. The virus, which was eradicated in the enclave more than 20 years ago, has made a comeback due to deteriorating health conditions created by Israeli military attacks.
Civil defence teams search for little girl after deadly Gaza City attack
A home in Tuffah district of Gaza City was reduced to rubble by Israeli bombs that killed at least three people and left several others critically wounded.
“The civil defence teams promptly headed to this location and transported more than 15 injured individuals, including children, women and elderly, during the night, to the Baptist Hospital,” civil defence member Ibrahim Abu Rish told Al Jazeera.
“Our teams are still searching for a missing little girl named Sila, and are still engaged in rescue operations to save whatever can be saved in this area.”
The field commander of civil defence in the governorate in North Gaza said rescue teams have been working for more than a year without the required equipment and resources to support their efforts.
Qassam Brigades says its fighters killed Israeli soldiers in Jabalia camp
The armed wing of Hamas says its fighters hit a group of 15 Israeli soldiers with an explosive device while they were trying to storm a house in the west of the refugee camp in northern Gaza.
A statement on Telegram said some of the soldiers were killed and others wounded.
Separately, the group said it attacked an Israeli Merkava tank and a personnel carrier in the region with Yassin 105 rockets, without giving further information.
Olive picking continues in Gaza as an act of resilience
The months of October and November mark the olive harvest season for Palestinians. But in the past year, the UN says at least one million olive trees have been uprooted by the Israeli military in Gaza.
Palestinians across Gaza continue to honour the tradition of olive picking as an act of resilience.
