The Latest Breaking News from Polio

Israeli forces appear to have withdrawn from the Jenin and two other refugee camps in the occupied West Bank after a more-than weeklong military operation that left dozens dead and a trail of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