Holding his teddy bear, Gazan mother Asmaa al-Wasifi mourned her 10-year-old son, who was killed in an Israeli strike before he could take his second polio shot. The United Nations began the second round of its polio campaign in central areas of the enclave on Monday,

The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip says it has launched the second round of a polio vaccination campaign in the war-ravaged territory. (AP Video: Abdel Kareem Hana)

The World Health Organization said on Tuesday it had been able to start its polio campaign in central Gaza and vaccinate tens of thousands of children despite Israeli strikes in the designated protected zone hours before.

A second round of a campaign to vaccinate hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza against polio began Monday as Israeli forces continued deadly operations in parts of the Palestinian territory.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday urged Israel to ensure the necessary conditions to finish the job of vaccinating Gaza's children against polio, after reaching more than 150,000 with

The World Health Organization said on X on Monday that the second phase of a polio vaccination campaign had started in central Gaza.

More than 92,000 children in the Gaza Strip have received their second dose of polio vaccine since a new round of vaccinations began on Monday, the World Health Organization reported in Geneva on Tuesday.

Health workers based in Gaza are preparing to administer a second round of polio vaccinations to approximately 590,000 children starting Monday. According to official figures provided by the World Health Organization (WHO),

By Ramadan Abed GAZA (Reuters) -Holding his teddy bear, Gazan mother Asmaa al-Wasifi mourned her 10-year-old son, who was killed in an Israeli strike before he could take his second polio shot. The United Nations began the second round of its polio campaign in central areas of the enclave on Monday,