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 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. Translation: he want to live and be treated. L 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. Live now to unicef�*s emergency communications specialist — joe english. Joe, how will this vaccination drive work? what are the challenges the vaccinations team will be facing? then four and a half hours we are hoping, we are encouraging parents that they can find a way to identify those sites and get their children vaccinated. It is a monumental task. A monumental challenge but we have over 2100 u boag and i cannot stress this enough, campaign delivered by local palestinian community health workers and community awareness bases, getting out into communities to make sure we can reach 90% of the 600,000 children under ten years old who need to be protected from this. We thought the story of young abdul and his mother's pain and if we can remove one of this multitude of threats to children by successfully delivering this campaign, doesn't solve the entire situation? not by a long way but it is a start. And are they confident these pauses in the fighting will hold. And families have the confidence to bring their children and babies, they have to trust it as well. We children and babies, they have to trust it as well. — to trust it as well. We will start to — to trust it as well. We will start to see. _ to trust it as well. We will start to see. We to trust it as well. We will start to see. We are to trust it as well. We will. Start to see. We are hoping with every essence of our being that these pauses will be respected. I cannot stress how important that is. The good thing is if we set perspective to that birthdate then paris will be more confident about bringing their children on the first and secondly and there was an option for the fourth day. The story of young abdul, 11 months old just starting to crawl, these are memories for parents, the first steps, first time they pull themselves up and now they are being torn away. The first memories parents are having of the young babies are a nightmare and heartbreak. It is important and critical we can get in and vaccinate these children but ultimately if we are really going to address the needs of children and health needs and there are detainees, and has to be a long—term ceasefire and pause in the fighting. Talk about the _ pause in the fighting. Talk about the needs _ pause in the fighting. Talk about the needs and pause in the fighting. Talk about the needs and polio and you look at how it works. As the report mentioned you need something like 90% of coverage as i understand it for this to be effective. Children need multiple doses as well. Are you at all worried that conduct will be interrupted? it is to doses weeks _ will be interrupted? it is to doses weeks apart will be interrupted? it is to doses weeks apart so will be interrupted? it is to doses weeks apart so we i will be interrupted? it is to l doses weeks apart so we will will be interrupted? it is to doses weeks apart so we will do this and go again in a few weeks. All of these absolutely incredible local health workers. We will need to see a proper paul's infighting, need to see that again, hopefully before then we could see a ceasefire because that is the only way for it to really keep children safe because we can protect them from polio but that there was the threat of cholera, asterix, been separated from their family, about these kids have been out of school for almost a year. If we are to really provide children in gaza and beyond in the west bank with a future than there needs to be an end to the fighting. Tell than there needs to be an end to the fighting. — to the fighting. Tell us more about how — to the fighting. Tell us more about how polio _ to the fighting. Tell us more about how polio spreads. I to the fighting. Tell us more | about how polio spreads. We have all seen the pictures from gaza, it must be very difficult for parents to keep their children away from the sources of this virus. Lt children away from the sources of this virus. — of this virus. It is heartbreaking. . Of this virus. It is l heartbreaking. The of this virus. It is heartbreaking. The mother of this virus. It is _ heartbreaking. The mother of abdul, hertalking heartbreaking. The mother of abdul, her talking orfeeling guilty about not getting her child vaccinated when they have been forced from their hopes five times over and over again. That breaks my heart. I think any period, all you want it to keep your child safe and give them a future. It is important to know that polio is no effort only to children in gaza for the effort only to children in gaza. Unbudgeted children, but populations across the region is potentially a threat. Get again and doing this but the care paid to the next three days and another three days in the south at three days it is critical and in buyback and a half hours it gets going and we are really hoping it is accessible. — are really hoping it is accessible. Briefly if you don't mind _ accessible. Briefly if you don't mind you accessible. Briefly if you don't mind you are accessible. Briefly if you don't mind you are budgeting the possibility of other diseases and other viruses, cholera and so one. There is that could serve this could just be wide of others when you have a health system that has all but collapsed. Ella boag honestly it is the work of dedicated doctors and nurses and health workers in general, it is incredible but they are working, running on empty. They have been for months. Doctor said that the best medicine is peace and we cannot say that enough. We need to see hostages released, because it adds to the fighting. Released, because it adds to the fighting— released, because it adds to the fighting. Need to see that ho e for the fighting. Need to see that hepe for the _ the fighting. Need to see that hope for the future. _ the fighting. Need to see that hope for the future. Abroad. Hope for the future. Abroad we're talking to is sag enough. How much more do we have to go through? how much more do we have to go throu~h?. , ~ ,, how much more do we have to go throu~h?. ~ ,, how much more do we have to go throu~h?. , ~' ,,. In the occupied west bank: palestinian families are being forced to leave ajenin refugee camp 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 10 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 ukrainian military analyst told the bbc: if we lose the city of pokrovsk, the entire front line will crumble. Ukraine's president zelensky said pokrovsk region was facing the highest number of assaults and said nearly 200 battles are being fought daily along the entire front. As for the state of the russian army. A project from bbc russia and mediazona tracking russian military deaths in ukraine found that a500 more deaths were recorded in the past month. It brings the death toll of russian soldiers to 66,000, though the actual toll is believed to be significantly higher. Russia's foreign ministry accused kyiv and the west 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. Meanwhile, ms harris is due to visit detroit, in the battleground state of michigan on monday, before holding a joint event with presidentjoe biden in pennsylvania. The trump campaign is expected to hold a video call with members of the united auto workers union in response to harris�*s detroit visit. Donald trump has also made headlines this week over his stance on ivf, saying he would support public funding for the fertility treatment. He has also struggled to clarify his stance on abortion. Earlier this week, the former president said current abortion restrictions in his home state of florida are too strict. But on friday he announced he would still be voting against a state measure that would protect abortion rights. Ive been speaking with richard goodstein, democratic strategist and former adviser to bill and hillary clinton, and rina shah, a political strategist, about the recent statements. I would like to begin with you and donald trump �*s latest, is on abortion and abortion limits, telling fox news he will be both ignorant flawed and indicated in comments to nbc news he supported limits that might go past that. What do you make of those comments? do you think that is a specific strategy? do you think that is a specific strate: ? ,. , do you think that is a specific strategy?— do you think that is a specific strate: ? ,. , strategy? they are in line with donald trump _ strategy? they are in line with donald trump 's _ strategy? they are in line with donald trump 's personality i strategy? they are in line with | donald trump 's personality as donald trump �*s personality as opposed to a strategic vision on how his campaign talks on reproductive care and access for the winner abortion is on the ballot this november because we have seen republicans news when it shows up republicans news when it shows up on the ballot in place like kansas and ohio. But with the overall our independence and centre—right women pretty galvanised by these draconian bands in places like arizona and also florida where ron desantis side of the six week ban in the dark of night. From its flip—flopping because it is not quite sure it will work. He had severe backlash from the ante abortion movement. A lot of the pro—life angelic laws that were by his side for eight or nine years i seen they don't feel obligated to vote for him because he won't commit to a federal ban on abortion. fin federal ban on abortion. On that tepic. _ federal ban on abortion. On that topic, there was some reporting on the washington post today saying in north carolina some democratic voters are uncomfortable with the focus from the harris campaign on abortion rights. What you make of that? do you think the harris campaign is leaning too much on it?— much on it? absolutely not. There are — much on it? absolutely not. There are people _ much on it? absolutely not. There are people in much on it? absolutely not. There are people in a there are people in a democratic or lesson, some, who are obviously not as supportive of abortion rights as most democrats are but will still very — democrats are but will still very much concerned themselves. This notion — very much concerned themselves. This notion on what trump is saying. — this notion on what trump is saying. In_ this notion on what trump is saying, in that a senate had a vote _ saying, in that a senate had a vote on— saying, in that a senate had a vote on ivf and whether it should _ vote on ivf and whether it should be protected. All but two republican senators voted against — two republican senators voted against it. Not to protect ivf. I don't — against it. Not to protect ivf. I don't know why anybody assigns _ i don't know why anybody assigns any value to anything trump — assigns any value to anything trump says about anything because _ trump says about anything because he will these of today, do the — because he will these of today, do the opposite, and the next day and — do the opposite, and the next day and then they will try to explain _ day and then they will try to explain and none of it makes sense — explain and none of it makes sense it _ explain and none of it makes sense. It isjust whatever happens _ sense. It isjust whatever happens to be handy at the moment. I don't think i is anything _ moment. I don't think i is anything to about about being. Trump — anything to about about being. Trump will hold vehicle with members of united auto workers union in detroit. What you think that tells us about how these battleground states are still up for grabs and still in contention here? i still up for grabs and still in contention here?— still up for grabs and still in contention here? i think the strate: contention here? i think the strategy we _ contention here? i think the strategy we have _ contention here? i think the strategy we have seen contention here? i think the strategy we have seen both | strategy we have seen both tickets employed in the past couple weeks have made the 43 other states feel kind of left out. Seven states are good to determine the outcome of this election. What we are seeing by harris and walls focusing on the rustbelt, ever important as pennsylvania, no doubt but they need to perform well in the rustbelt while performing well in the sunbelt states in a talk in the sunbelt states in a talk in georgia, nevada, arizona which are traditionally had a lead. Right now it is a bit of a mixed bag. You see the campaigns trying to be everywhere and talk everyone they can. The time is so short, early ballots are going out and does a couple weeks we will see some of the ballots submitted. I think the play for harris and tim walz is the economy matters just as much as emigration, reproductive rights and geopolitical tensions. Many eo le geopolitical tensions. Many people would _ geopolitical tensions. Many people would say _ geopolitical tensions. Many people would say that geopolitical tensions. Many people would say that the l people would say that the introductory phase of this campaign is sort of over. Time is fast approaching to get to actually submitting ballots. We did see that sitdown interview from harris with tim walz, what next do you think she needs to do to go beyond that sense of introductory phase being over? this debate on september ten will he — this debate on september ten will be enormous. I have to imagine _ will be enormous. I have to imagine from everything coming out of— imagine from everything coming out of donald trump 's mouth, he is _ out of donald trump 's mouth, he is scared to death. Facing up he is scared to death. Facing up to— he is scared to death. Facing up to somebody quick on her feet, — up to somebody quick on her feet, saying she is dumb, very much — feet, saying she is dumb, very much prove herself not to be dumb— much prove herself not to be dumb like everything else trump says. _ dumb like everything else trump says. It _ dumb like everything else trump says, it will be totally undermined. What she needs to do is _ undermined. What she needs to do is convey to the country that— do is convey to the country that i— do is convey to the country that i am _ do is convey to the country that i am indeed looking to the future — that i am indeed looking to the future. Picture issue, climate change. _ future. Picture issue, climate change. I_ future. Picture issue, climate change, i want to tackle it. Gun— change, i want to tackle it. Gun safety, what to do something about it. Healthcare, want _ something about it. Healthcare, want to— something about it. Healthcare, want to protect it, trump wants to undermine the affordable care — to undermine the affordable care act _ to undermine the affordable care act and the list goes on. Ithink— care act and the list goes on. I think she _ care act and the list goes on. I think she wants to convey that— i think she wants to convey that she _ i think she wants to convey that she is looking out for the middle — that she is looking out for the middle american and trump is looking — middle american and trump is looking up his rich cronies and taking — looking up his rich cronies and taking the _ looking up his rich cronies and taking the country back when he says make — taking the country back when he says make america great again, acting _ says make america great again, acting like — says make america great again, acting like the 1950s were blacks. _ acting like the 1950s were blacks, hispanics, arab americans did not have the votes — americans did not have the votes and impact they have today— votes and impact they have today in _ votes and impact they have today in the political process. I today in the political process. I don't — today in the political process. I don't think there is a majority in the united states for that _ majority in the united states for that. ~. . Majority in the united states for that. ~. ,. , ,. , for that. What are you anticipating _ for that. What are you anticipating from for that. What are you anticipating from the l for that. What are you anticipating from the debate on september ten? the trump campaign want the mics admitted when someone