Dozens dead in airstrikes in the Gaza Strip

By Nathan Morley

At least 30 people were killed in recent Israeli air and artillery strikes across the Gaza Strip.

According to Palestinian security sources, the Israeli army has increased its attacks across the Gaza Strip, particularly against the Nuseirat refugee camp.

Medics said they recovered at least 10 bodies after an artillery strike hit a school housing displaced people in the camp.

In another incident, two people were killed in an Israeli strike east of Gaza City.

The United Nations restarts polio vaccinations

Amid all this, the final phase of a polio vaccination drive has begun in Gaza

The World Health Organization (WHO) said the final phase was delayed by UN agencies in October due to intense Israeli attacks, mass displacement and lack of access.

In each round of the campaign, thousands of children under the age of ten will be given two drops of the novel type 2 oral polio vaccine.

The final phase of the campaign aimed to reach an estimated 119,000 children in northern Gaza with a second dose of the novel vaccine. However, the WHO considers it unlikely that this goal will be achieved due to access restrictions.

Fears of polio intensified when Gaza recorded its first case in 25 years in August, paralyzing a young boy.

According to the Israeli Ministry of Health, when examined in Israeli laboratories, wastewater samples were found to contain poliovirus type 2.

Polio can be a life-threatening disease, mostly affecting infants and children under 5 years of age, but anyone who is not vaccinated can become infected.

There is no cure for polio, but widespread vaccination can be an effective prevention strategy.

It is very contagious and spreads from person to person. It is usually acquired through contaminated water or food when someone comes into contact with an infected person's feces and then touches their mouth.

The virus attacks the spinal cord and can cause irreversible paralysis in children.

Due to major problems with fresh water supply, wastewater disposal and the severely weakened health system, the risk of spread is very high.

On Saturday, a rocket fired from Lebanon hit a building in the mixed Arab-Israeli city of Tira in Israel, injuring 19 people.