Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign Begins

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Polio vaccine campaign begins early in Gaza as strikes continue

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Campaign to inoculate children in Gaza against polio and prevent the spread of the virus began on Saturday .

Children in Gaza began receiving vaccines, the Strip 's Hamas -controlled health ministry announced in a news conference.

Israel is expected to pause some of its operations in Gaza on Sunday to allow health workers to roll out their campaign toto some 650,000 Palestinian children.

Israeli airstrikes hit refugee camps in central Gaza , Khan Younis and Gaza City .

Among the dead were a physician and his family and a child whose right leg had been previously amputated.

Israel has described the operation as a strategy to prevent attacks on Israeli civilians.

Palestinian Health Ministry says 663 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since the war began.

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