Vaccinating some babies against polio, a day before a Mass Immunisation Programme is due to begin. Palestinian Health Workers carried out the vaccinations in Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Unicef says the vaccinations will take place for six and a half hours every day until wednesday. Israel and hamas have agreed to three localised pauses in fighting to enable the vaccination of more than 600,000 palestinian children. With more from jerusalem heres our correspondent, jon donnison. The official Polio Vaccination Campaign doesnt start until sunday morning. It is being coordinated by the United Nations but we do understand that the first babies have been vaccinated today in Khan Younis in the south of gaza. What its going to involve and get under way as a series of three day, Area Specific pauses in fighting that both israel and hamas have agreed to. The key words there are Area Specific, so were not talking about the formal ceasefire that diplomats have been pushing for weeks and months
In gaza have started vaccinating some babies against polio, a day before a Mass Immunisation Programme is due to begin. Palestinian Health Workers carried out the vaccinations in Nasser Hospital in khan younis. Unicef says the vaccinations will take place for six and a half hours every day until wednesday. Israel and hamas have agreed to three localised pauses in fighting to enable the vaccination of more than 600,000 palestinian children. Our middle East Correspondent Yolande Knell sent this new report from jerusalem. Just two drops as the un begins vaccinating against polio in gaza. A dose is easy to give, but carrying out a mass immunisation campaign in a Combat Zone is a huge challenge. Parents of the first vaccinated children are relieved. Translation i was worried and afraid because this is scary. The polio disease. This disease makes the children unable to move. Baby abdulrahman was crawling early, but now his mum Worries Hell never be able to walk. He was the first child found
Front door. Some had Riot Shields and guns in their holsters. The officers presented a Search Warrant and questioned her for three hours. At one point they had the Great Grandmother stand outside in her nightgown. According to their warrant, officers were looking for records including applications for ballot by mail, a list of Voter Banks and documents about elected officials and candidates. Martina said the officers told her they were there because she filled out a report saying older residents were not getting mail ballots. That is quite an aggressive response to that report, which she confirms she did file. Martinez is a retired educator in San Antonio who spent 35 years as a Member And Volunteer with lulac, the civil Rights Group in america. Part of her work with the organization includes helping older residents and veterans registered to vote and that is what made her suspicious to republican Texas Attorney general Ken Paxton. Martinez and other leaders heldn a News Conference out
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The city on a regular basis such as Storm Shadows and other missiles, to hit deep inside russia and the ukrainian partners say that if they allow them to do so, it will only escalate the war. However, the ukrainian authorities say that these weapons will be used only to hit Military Targets such as airfields from where russian bombers take off and attack ukrainian cities. On friday, ukraines president zelensky fired the head of the ukrainian air force, mykola 0leshchuk, days after an F 16fighterjet after an F 16fighterjet crashed, killing its pilot. Crashed, killing its pilot. The F 16 was recently the F 16 was recently sent by nato allies. Sent by nato allies. It crashed while repelling it crashed while repelling a barrage of russian a barrage of russian missiles over ukraine. Missiles over ukraine. Meanwhile, moscow is withdrawing 100 paramilitary meanwhile, moscow is withdrawing 100 paramilitary troops from the West African troops from the West African country of Burkina Faso Countr