The Latest Breaking News from Polio

World body says two workers detained for questioning, live shots fired and vehicles damaged at checkpoint

Israeli strike in Gaza kills 40, displaces thousands; Hamas militants abduct civilians. UN aid convoy halted during polio vaccination campaign.

Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip have killed more than a dozen people overnight into Saturday morning as health workers are wrapping up the second phase of an urgent polio vaccination campaign

Israeli forces withdraw from West Bank refugee camps after intense military operation targeting militants, impacting Palestinian civilians. Polio vaccinati...

Israeli forces withdraw from Jenin and other camps, Hamas accuses Israel, UN describes Gaza crisis, polio vaccination campaign, hostage situation sparks co...

Israeli forces appear to have withdrawn from the Jenin and two other refugee camps in the occupied West Bank after a more-than weeklong military operation that left dozens dead and a trail of destruction

Children receive polio vaccines in conflict region as Netanyahu casts doubt on imminent ceasefire agreement with Hamas.

Israelis took to the streets last weekend – including outside the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem – in their latest show of anger at the government’s handling of the war. The protests were spurred by the news that Hamas had executed six of the hostages still being held in Gaza.

A pause for polio vaccinations is welcome, but the disease’s presence is a window on the true cost of Israel’s war, writes global public health expert Devi Sridhar