Agency hails ‘great progress’ in vaccinations as Israeli minister hints at resolution to ceasefire impasse
children’s agency has said that a polio vaccination campaign to inoculate more than 640,000 children in Gaza is surpassing expectations at the end of the first phase of the programme.
“While these polio ‘pauses’ are giving people some respite, what is urgently needed is a permanent ceasefire, the release of all hostages and the standard flow of humanitarian supplies including medical and hygiene supplies ,” he posted on X. “And once you’ve concluded those negotiations, while you’re in a ceasefire for phase one, in order to get to phase two and a permanent ceasefire, that’s when you can discuss long-term security arrangements on the Philadelphi corridor.”
Slovenia’s UN envoy, who will be the council’s president for September, said on Tuesday that patience is running out and the global body will probably consider taking action if a ceasefire cannot be brokered soon.The senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri told Reuters that the only way a deal could be reached was if Israel agreed to a US proposal on 2 July, endorsed by the security council, and accepted by the group.
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