Continue the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamasthe extremist military group of Palestine; here we tell you the most relevant things that have happened in the armed conflict Today August 17th.
316 days after the outbreak war between Israel and Hamas after an attack by the extremist group, the number of dead in the Gaza Strip exceeds more than 40,050 Palestinians.
Negotiations to achieve a truce agreement between Israel and Hamas continuemeanwhile Military attacks and incursions continue in several cities in Gaza.
Authorities confirm the first case of polio in the Gaza Strip in 25 years
The Gaza Ministry of Health confirmed last Friday, August 16, 2024 that the virus was detected First case of polio in the Strip in more than 25 years.
He specified that it is about a 10 month old babywho was admitted to a hospital in the city of Deir al-Balah.
According to the investigations, the case would have been generated by the ingestion of contaminated waterwhich is why they warned of the risk that this fact represented.
The authorities complained that due to the war, the hospitals They do not have the necessary supplies or vaccines to be able to cover the vaccination schedule that the baby would require.
Palestinians are displaced in Rafah (Bashar TALEB / AFP / AFP)
UN calls for immediate ceasefire to avoid health emergency
Antonio GuterresSecretary General of the United Nations (HIM), called for it to occur an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
This after the first case of polio in 25 years was confirmed, so he assured that It is imperative carry out a day of mass vaccination throughout Gaza, which would include nearly 640,000 children under the age of 10.
Guterres He indicated that a complete ceasefire or a temporary truce would help to carry out a safe delivery of vaccinesin addition to seeking to protect health sector workers in Gaza.
The UN noted that polio vaccination should be a obligatory actsince they warned that if it is not addressed it could become a health emergency for the region.
Vaccine (Unsplash)
At least 15 dead after Israeli airstrikes in al-Zawayda
At least 15 people died Following Israeli bombings in the early hours of Saturday morning in the area of al-Zawayda.
According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, the attack took place in a large warehouse of the area, which was used as a shelter for a family.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces They have not spoken out So far regarding this attack, since they would be carrying out investigations to find out what the events were in al-Zawayda.
Israel bombs al-Zawayda in central Gaza (Eyad BABA / AFP)
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