Netanyahu hints at partial Gaza truce to allow polio vaccination campaign

Netanyahu hints at partial Gaza truce to allow polio vaccination campaign

Israel PM’s office approves ‘designation of specific places’ for aid agencies to operate amid fears over virus outbreak

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Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has suggested there could be a partial suspension of military operations in Gaza to allow young children to be vaccinated against polio.

In a statement, Netanyahu’s office denied an Israeli television report that there would be a general truce during the vaccination campaign, which begins at the weekend, but said it had approved the “designation of specific places” in Gaza.

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