Israel army blocks entry of medical teams for polio vaccination in Khan Yunis – Middle East Monitor
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Israel refused to coordinate the entry of medical teams for polio vaccination east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Thursday, Anadolu Agency reports.
“This area contains a large percentage of the target group of children,” the Ministry added in a statement.
The Ministry appealed to relevant institutions “to urgently intervene to ensure the success of the vaccination campaign by reaching all children wherever they are.”
The second phase of a polio vaccination campaign for Palestinian children in southern Gaza began on Thursday.
More than 189,000 children were vaccinated in the first phase of the campaign in central Gaza.
“We started today the second phase of the polio vaccination campaign in Khan Yunis city,” Dr. Abdul Hadi Seyam told Anadolu.