Five people killed in Israeli drone attack at Burj refugee camp
Our colleagues on the ground in Gaza are reporting that at least five people were killed in an Israeli drone attack that targeted the entrance of the Burj refugee camp.
Additionally, our colleagues report that Israeli tanks are advancing and pushing deeper in northwestern Beit Lahiya. Many people are being displaced and seen evacuating the area.
UNRWA says lasting ceasefire needed for safety of Palestinian children
The UNRWA says inoculating children with the polio vaccine is “critical”, but the children will continue to “die and suffer” until there is a lasting and comprehensive ceasefire.
Earlier, Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary reported that one of the polio vaccination clinics was targeted in Gaza City with a sound bomb from an Israeli quadcopter.
Today @UNRWA, @WHO, @UNICEF & partners resumed the polio vaccination campaign in northern #GazaStrip
This polio campaign is critical, but while we protect children with vaccines, they will continue to die & suffer each day until there is a comprehensive & lasting ceasefire,… https://t.co/sVwUNQedIM
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) November 2, 2024
Four children wounded in attack on Gaza polio vaccination centre
The WHO said six people, including four children, were wounded in an Israeli attack on a polio vaccination centre.
“The Sheikh Radwan primary health care centre in northern Gaza was struck today while parents were bringing their children to the life-saving polio vaccination in an area where a humanitarian pause was agreed to allow vaccination to proceed,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X.
“Six people, including four children, were injured,” he added.
We have received an extremely concerning report that the Sheikh Radwan primary health care centre in northern #Gaza was struck today while parents were bringing their children to the life-saving #polio vaccination in an area where a humanitarian pause was agreed to allow… pic.twitter.com/YaFL6pQT3c
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) November 2, 2024
UNICEF condemns attack on Gaza vaccination centre
The United Nations Children’s Fund has condemned the attack on the Sheikh Radwan Clinic in Gaza City, where children are receiving polio vaccinations, emphasising that all assaults on civilians and humanitarian infrastructure must cease immediately.
“Parents cannot be expected to bring their children out for a second dose of the vaccine at the risk of getting injured or worse,” UNICEF’s Rosalia Bollen told Al Jazeera in a statement. “Equally, health workers and other humanitarian staff cannot do their jobs in the midst of ongoing attacks.”
Bollen noted that the attack took place while a humanitarian pause was still in effect. She called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire, saying it was the only way to “end the suffering of civilians and save lives”.
Israeli army says two soldiers killed in Gaza
The Israeli army says the soldiers were both killed in northern Gaza.
The area has been under relentless assault since Israel launched military operations focused in and around the Jabaliya refugee camp in early October. Officials in Gaza say more than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed during that time.
Israeli army says a total of 780 soldiers have been killed in its war on Gaza since last October.
