The campaign was organised after a baby was partly paralysed by the first case of the virus in two decades. From jerusalem, our middle east correspondent, yolande knell reports. 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 he ll never be able to walk. He was the first child found he was the first child found to have polio in gaza in 25 to have polio in gaza in 25 years, and it years, and it paralysed his leg. Paralysed his leg. Because of the war he wasn t because of the war he wasn t vaccinated and now vaccinated and now medical care is limited. Medical care is limited. Translation: he wants translation: he wants to l
They have got a lot of young children to vaccinate. 6a0,000. And with the polio vaccination it comes in two rounds, so more thani million it comes in two rounds, so more than 1 million vaccinations are already in gaza, the first round of vaccinations will start tomorrow as part of this campaign, and then in three weeks those children will have to have another vaccination. So, a lot of the logistics around this have actually been about keeping the vaccination is cool because obviously it is very hot in gaza at the moment and they have got to be refrigerated, and for the most part it is local doctors who would be administering it, but with so many people to be vaccinated it is obviously going to be challenging. Let s turn our attention to israel s military operation in the west bank, what is the latest on that? well, this intensified israeli military operation has now been going on for several days, and it has continued today, as you say specifically in jenin. My today, as you say speci
To be vaccinated. And i have every hope that it will be a success. With the pauses in the fighting that have been agreed. Do they go? will they be going on for as long as is necessary for this to be implemented, or are the aid workers out there under a time pressure to roll out the vaccinations? my understanding is that these are daytime pauses for three days with an option for a fourth day. But again, i sincerely hope that if the work isn t completed, there will be more opportunities to get every child vaccinated, because that s what will be needed. With the vaccination programme. As it stands then, with the caveats and limitations, how likely do you think it is to tackle this resurgence in polio in the area? i m sure it will be difficult for the logistic reasons that are pretty obvious. But again, if a success is achieved and a second round will be needed in september, then hopefully this transmission of polio virus will be stopped and it s really important that it is stopped. How cr
Restaurant in nearby queensway late on monday evening. Police have confirmed that he has also died of his injuries. Here is what the police have an ounce at a press conference in the past hour. At a press conference in the past hour past hour. Many of you are aware that past hour. Many of you are aware that following past hour. Many of you are aware that following the i aware that following the notting hill carnival we shared information about two people with very serious injuries. I am very sad to tell you now that both have since died. First i will talk to you about mussie imnetu. He was 41 years old and he was visiting the uk from dubai. He was found unconscious with a head injury in queensway at 11:22pm on monday, 26th of august. Officers and paramedics provided emergency first aid and mussie imnetu was taken to hospital where, and mussie imnetu was taken to hospitalwhere, despite and mussie imnetu was taken to hospital where, despite the best efforts of medical staff, he sadly
Said about the deaths. Many of you are aware that following the notting hill carnival we shared information about two people with very serious injuries. I am very sad to tell you now that both have since died. First i will talk to you about mussie imnetu. He was 41 years old and he was visiting the uk from dubai. He was found unconscious with a head injury in queensway at 11:22pm on monday, 26th of august. Officers and paramedics provided emergency first aid and mussie was taken to hospital where, despite the best efforts of medical staff, he sadly died on friday afternoon. A 31 year old man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent, and the matter is now being treated as a murder investigation. I will now talk to you about cher maximen. Cher was 32 years old and was stabbed shortly before 6pm on sunday, 25th of august. Officers and paramedics provided first aid and cher was transported to hospital in a critical condition. Despite the hard work of medical staff, ch