Children of Gaza Await Ceasefire for Polio Vaccination

The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced that it is waiting for the arrival of polio vaccines, reiterating its call for a ceasefire during the vaccination campaign it is preparing to launch to allow access to every child. The ministry stated: "To reach every child, we need safe conditions, which requires a ceasefire during the implementation of the vaccination campaign." Just a few days ago, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on both parties in the Gaza conflict to provide tangible guarantees for declaring periods of humanitarian ceasefires to conduct a polio vaccination campaign. The Palestinian Ministry of Health had announced that the Gaza Strip has become a polio epidemic area, due to the dire conditions resulting from the war and Israel's deprivation of the basic necessities of life for Gazans.