Baby abdulrahman was crawling early, but now his mum worries he'll never be able to walk. He was the first child found to have polio in gaza in 25 years, and it paralysed his leg because of the war he wasn't vaccinated and now medical care is limited. He want to live and be treated. He wants to live and walk like other children. I feel a lot of guilt that he didn't get the vaccination, but i couldn't give it to him because of our circumstances. Displaced five times, the baby's family now lives in a crowded tent camp in deir al—balah in central gaza. Raw sewage flows through streets nearby. Conditions are ideal for diseases to spread, especially polio, which is highly infectious. Since discovering the virus, un agencies have been racing to set up an emergency mass vaccination programme and with war raging, they've negotiated three localised three day pauses in fighting with israel and hamas. Un officials say the plan is not ideal, but it's workable. What we're aiming at is to have 640,000 children below the age of ten vaccinated in just a few days in the gaza strip. We need to reach at least 90%. Without that, there is a risk that the virus will mutate and that the transmission could continue. Children make up nearly half the population of gaza, and the past year has deprived many of their loved ones their homes and health with no end in sight to the war. The hope is that at least one new source of suffering can be eliminated. Yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. Palestinian families are being forced to leave ajenin refugee camp in the occupied west bank, after israeli troops sealed off the town for four days during a major military assault by israeli troops. Loud explosions and sporadic gunfire could still be heard from inside the camp on saturday, as israel's helicopters and drones circled overhead. The palestinian red crescent said there are still a couple bodies inside the camp that they've been unable to reach. At least 20 people have died in recent attacks in the occupied west bank. Israel says the raids are aimed at preventing attacks. Two women were killed and children were among ten injured after a russian bomb struck a residential building in ukraine's kharkiv region on saturday. The aerial raids come as ukrainian soldiers on the front line are struggling to repel waves of russian infantry. Russia said saturday it claimed victory over a settlement near the city of pokrovsk, a crucial logistics hub for ukraine's military. Capturing the city has been a months—long objective for moscow. 0ne military analyst based in kyiv told the bbc. . . Ukraine's president zelensky said pokrovsk was facing the highest number of assaults and said. . . As for the state of the russian army, a project from �*bbc russia' and �*mediazona' tracking russian military deaths in ukraine found that 45—hundred more deaths were recorded in the past month. It brings the death toll of russian soldiers to 66,000—thousand, though the actual toll is believed to be significantly higher. The ukrainian army says it continues to make advances into the kursk region. Three weeks after invading. And, a ukrainian strike on the russian city of belgorod friday killed five people, injuring dozens of others. Russia's foreign ministry accused kyiv and the west of �*committing crimes�* — and said a criminal case was opened into the attack. Unicef is ramping up its capacity to secure mpox vaccines for some of the countries worst—affected by the virus. In a statement, the organisation said it was joining forces with a number of other vaccine alliances including the who — to tender for up to 12 million doses in the next year, depending on production capacity. On friday, the who director general returned from the democratic republic of the congo saying he expected the first delivery of vaccines to arrive there within days. More than 18,000 mpox cases have been reported in the drc alone — with 629 deaths. Mpox continues to spread across large parts of africa. Nigeria with at least a0 confirmed cases of the virus received its first batch of 10,000 doses on tuesday. There have also been cases identifed in rwanda, kenya and uganda — and as far afield as sweden and thailand. Joining me live is gregg gonsalves, a co—director of the global health justice partnership at the yale institute for global health. Greg, very good to have you. I want to begin by talking about that emergency tendered from unicef to secure these mpox vaccines. How crucial do you think that is?— think that is? the tender is welcome — think that is? the tender is welcome but _ think that is? the tender is welcome but it _ think that is? the tender is welcome but it comes think that is? the tender is welcome but it comes a think that is? the tender is l welcome but it comes a little too late. It's like ordering fire engines for parliament on fire. This is a lingering outbreak that has now spread to surrounding countries in drc. We see cases in sweden and thailand. We're moving too slowly. We have ignored this outbreak for months and months now it is far broader and more serious than it should've been by all estimations. I serious than it should've been by all estimations. — serious than it should've been by all estimations. I wanted to ask ou by all estimations. I wanted to ask you more _ by all estimations. I wanted to ask you more about _ by all estimations. I wanted to ask you more about the by all estimations. I wanted to ask you more about the speed j by all estimations. I wanted to i ask you more about the speed of the international response. Of course health infrastructure and agencies won could argue are well practised at this sense ebola, mers, covid, a whole host of outbreaks that we have seen in recent years. We know that in over 600 people have already died. Why do you think we're seeing this slowness of response, in your words? , , , words? remember this is in terms of _ words? remember this is in terms of covid _ words? remember this is in terms of covid vaccine, terms of covid vaccine, billions of people had never gotten a single dose when you and i probably had several already. This is parfor the course. As you said, we're moving towards 20,000 cases. Those are detected cases for the paper upwards of 50% or more undetected. We don't need vaccines, we need people to get vaccines, we need people to get vaccines out to world provinces where the heart of the outbreak has been in drc. We need diagnostic capacity. 50% or more may be undiagnosed. We don't have the testing facilities and equipment to be able to identify cases out in the field. We don't have the care and treatment we need for people already suffering from the disease. Whether it's supportive care for people who have serious symptoms or even some of the antibody which work for certain that works at the start to the back outbreak. Em start to the back outbreak. An important point you make that vaccines are loans aren't silver bullets of the contact tracing, the labs, the diagnosis, edd awareness of the community as well. How quickly do you think those kinds of things can be scaled up? it things can be scaled up? if there is a will there's a way. We could organise an international community to do a massive airlift of all the supplies we need. All the infrastructure needed to get vaccines out for that we can do it when we're interested in it. We simply ignore this since the sense that 2022 outbreak that struck the us and the other rich countries around the world in which we've moved at lightning speed to make sure of citizens are vaccinated. I'm not sure there's quite a well at the current moment. Yes, there is performative gestures and public health emergency of international concern, issued by who for that we need to move much more quickly and resolutely than we have so far. What do you anticipate in terms of the potential for further spread? of the potential for further s read? �* , , spread? it's interesting because _ spread? it's interesting because this _ spread? it's interesting because this virus spread? it's interesting because this virus in i because this virus in characteristic form is not so transmissible appears in the forest and infects people on an ongoing basis and has for over 30 years. We're seeing with some of the sexually transmitted diseases the possibility of human—to—human transmission which is more worrisome. Were seeing it spread throughout eastern africa and south africa, one in sweden, one and thailand. Unless we scale up to the necessary level of response thatis necessary level of response that is required we're going to see continued throughout the region, potentialsporadic cases popping up around the world. Not taking this as seriously as we need to put that yes the who the tender todayis that yes the who the tender today is important but we really need to get this outbreak under control. Talking about try to get it under control, if there is not significant scale up of response, i know it can be difficult to put a timeline on these things, epidemic teleological speaking. How swiftly could this be extinguished? remember, this is an endemic disease in many places in western several africa. It's been there for many years. Were not sure what the reservoir of the disease. We don't know what animal species is responsible for the there's lots of complications for how we could eradicate this with that we've controlled the current outbreak if we've had subjects to vaccines, notjust vaccine but the vaccination which can include testing, getting out into and making sure people get both doses of vaccine. The vaccine is pretty pricey. We're restricted by how much vaccine can afford to buy. Whether it could be $200 per dosein whether it could be $200 per dose in the context of it circulating in the united states, for instance. Co—director of the yale institute for global health, really good to talk to. Thank you, greg. Thousands of demonstrators have been taking part in rallies in the eastern german states of saxony and thuringia on the eve of elections in which the far—right is expected to perform strongly. In the city of erfurt, protesters denounced the alternative for germany party, or afd, as fascists. The afd has called for an end to germany's military aid to ukraine and is also known for its anti—immigration stance. Here's what the party's parliamentary leader, alice weidel, told supporters at a rally on saturday. Take a listen. Translation: germany means two needs control borders again. And asked motion of illegal migrants. I demand the immediate expulsion of all illegal immigrants from our country. All criminals, all extremists, they must leave our country. A win in state elections on sunday would be the first for a far—right party in germany since world war ii. 0ur correspondent, jessica parker has more. These are regional, not national elections. Nevertheless, they could be seismic here in thuringia the far right alternative for deutschland has been leading the polls and running a close second in neighbouring saxony. However, because many view the party as extremist, something they reject, they may struggle to find coalition partners in order to actually take power. The man who heads up the afd here in thuringia is a highly controversial figure called bjorn hooker. He's a talisman of the party's hard right, and has twice been fined this year for knowingly using a nazi slogan, something he denied. This vote may also deliver a major repudiation of the government in berlin, under chancellor 0laf scholz and his traffic light coalition. It's a litmus test here in the country's east, a year ahead of the federal elections. Jacksonjanes is a senior fellow at the german marhsall fund in washington and he told me more about the potential impact of germany's regional elections. What are you anticipating from these regional elections? we're going to see protest without the process again to take the forms of two parties, one is afd and the other of the psw. They will show up in the way they've never showed up before. I think the other thing we will see is the political parties represented in the government in berlin. That will take a thrashing. That may have implication for next years election. Implication for next years election— implication for next years election. . ,. ,. , election. I'll read you a quote we've had _ election. I'll read you a quote we've had today _ election. I'll read you a quote we've had today one of election. I'll read you a quote we've had today one of the i we've had today one of the party leaders of the afd, she said germany leads controlled borders and robust expulsion of illegal migrants. She said, i demand the immediate expulsion of all illegal immigrants from our country or all criminals, all extremists, they must leave our country realistically, what impact could be afd for example end up having on policy? i think it's probable and likely that they will not be in the governing coalition of either orfor governing coalition of either or for that matter brandenburg in three weeks. In that respect they will be opposition parties in those days. The problem will be that there is the other party, psw who is pushing the same button. She may well be in one of these two coalitions. There will be more noise and there will be more pressure on all scholz and his coalition to respond. I don't think they're going to be doing that in a way that's going to round up people and send them off. I think it's going to be more of a discussion about what we can do for them it will be a little bit more harsher. For them it will be a little bit more harsher. You were talkin: bit more harsher. You were talking about _ bit more harsher. You were talking about the _ bit more harsher. You were talking about the noise bit more harsher. You were talking about the noise forl talking about the noise for that we may be talking about a handful of states but i wonder to what extent that could end “p to what extent that could end up having an influence over the conversations, the discussion, even the rhetoric and other parts of the country if we do see that relative success of the afd and the far left party in these elections. There's not any question about that. The parties that will be in competition with each other next year, mr schultz obviously trying to get reelected with his coalition if the coalition holds between now and then. 0r holds between now and then. Or the cdu, which will be the opposition party vying for that job. Both of them are going to have this problem squarely on top of their agendas. How do we get here? they are talking about that as well. He's going to have to respond to this in no uncertain terms for the because it is with work coalition and not synergistic. With work coalition and not synergistic— with work coalition and not s neraistic. . , synergistic. Some of the root cause of something synergistic. Some of the root cause of something that synergistic. Some of the root cause of something that is i cause of something that is interesting the former east german states and the afd with its energy immigration platform, anti—migrant. If you take a look at some of those patterns of migration to the always had to see quite the levels of immigration. Tell us a little bit more on how to these messages manage to take hold. . ~' these messages manage to take hold. W'. These messages manage to take hold. A. , hold. Pick a it this way. The western _ hold. Pick a it this way. The western part _ hold. Pick a it this way. The western part of _ hold. Pick a it this way. The western part of germany i hold. Pick a it this way. The | western part of germany is a lot more header note today is in its makeup. That goes well back over unification. More so over the last 20—30 years with it that's not the case of east germany. There is a different modification of the way they think they should be getting the stuff from the state and why are somebody else getting it, who is perhaps another asylum—seekers who should be here to begin with. That kind of protest, that kind of grievance is much more pronounced in the east. For reasons that go all the way back to 1990 and the long ride to the mpox unification which is still going on today. I think this is good to be a regional problem and problem for all of germany to cope with. I want to press the fact still have to do it not only within the context of their own borders but within the european context. ,,. , borders but within the european context. ,. , context. Something we should oint out context. Something we should point out as — context. Something we should point out as we're _ context. Something we should point out as we're having context. Something we should point out as we're having thisl point out as we're having this conversation, the unit united states and germany is actually emblematic of things that we've seenin emblematic of things that we've seen in other countries put up the rise of populism, including in the united states. Absolutely. A mirror image of some of the same grievances, the same problems, the same people that are saying, we're not getting our share of the pie in our country. And why am i uncomfortable with all of these are the people here with me? i think that's something thatis me? i think that's something that is all over europe. It's early in the united states for the people recognise that and feel it. I think to some extent it's just every coalition government not only in germany, europe and also certainly here. The us vice president, kamala harris, has accused her republican rival, donald trump, of disrespecting sacred ground during his recent visit to arlington national cemetery, where more than 400,000 military veterans are buried. In a post on social media, the democratic presidential candidate accused mr trump of carrying out a political stunt. Trump's visit on monday was filmed and used on social media for election campaign purposes. The us army has already criticised his campaign team. It said one of mr trump's staff had pushed an official trying to enforce rules barring political campaigning at the site. With more on this, here's our correspondent in washington, jenny kumah. There's been a huge uproar. There's been a huge uproar. There were reports ofan of an altercation. He was there with relatives of some of the 13th service members that were killed during the withdrawal of us troops from afghanistan. And in response to those reports the trump team issued a statement saying that in unnamed individuals suffering from a mental health episode tried to block members of his team. Then a few days later on thursday the army issued a statement saying that a cemetery official was pushed aside when trying to enforce rules of banning political campaigning on the site. Also filming of photography is also banned. Today without a response from kamala harris writing on twitter. She says two blaming them for a chaotic withdrawal of us troops from kabul. There also said they were there with permission of the families. This is at the end of it. We understand that democratics lawmakers have written to the army and have a full account of what happened for them and will respond on september the 9th. Brazil has begun blocking elon musk�*s social media platform, x, in a dispute about the spread of disinformation. The ruling was made after the company missed a deadline to name a new legal representative there. A supreme courtjudge ordered the immediate and complete suspension of x until it complies with all court orders and pays existing fines. X removed its legal representative from brazil, claiming thejudge had threatened her with arrest. Several major telecoms carriers said they would comply with the ruling. If users try to dodge the ban by using virtual private networks, they risk fines of almost nine thousand dollars a day. Elon musk says. . . Free speech is the bedrock of democracy and