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The World Health Organization said it has reached an agreement with Israel for limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children after a baby contracted the first confirmed case in 25 years in the Palestinian territory. CBC | World News
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Israeli forces kill 5 more militants in deadliest West Bank raids since Gaza war began
The Israeli military said it has killed five more militants in a large-scale operation in the occupied West Bank early Thursday, including a local commander. With 16 dead since late Tuesday, this appears to be the deadliest military operation in the occupied territory since the start of the war in Gaza. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel recovers body of soldier taken by militants to Gaza on Oct. 7, military says
There are still 108 hostages being held by militant groups in Gaza. It’s believed that about one-third are dead. CBC | World News
Read More »With polio in Gaza, a new challenge emerges: How to vaccinate 640,000 children in a war zone?
Aid workers plan to immunize hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza to stop the disease’s spread. But in order to make it work, they need peace — at least for a couple of days. CBC | World News
Read More »This 11-month-old is the 1st confirmed case of polio in Gaza
Nafin Abu Al-Jidyan says her son was crawling normally, until one day, he developed a fever followed by vomiting. She rushed him to the Al-Aqsa Hospital, where staff ran tests and confirmed Abdul Rahman had contracted polio. CBC | World News
Read More »This 11-month-old is the first confirmed case of polio in Gaza
Nafin Abu Al-Jidyan says her son was crawling normally, until one day, he developed a fever followed by vomiting. She rushed him to the Al-Aqsa Hospital, where staff ran tests and confirmed Abdul Rahman had contracted polio. CBC | World News
Read More »First picture of Israeli hostage rescued in southern Gaza shared by jubilant brother
Hamas captured more than 200 people during his harrowing rampage in southern Israel on October 7 last year. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Children in Gaza describe daily horrors of life under ‘perilous’ siege
EXCLUSIVE: Four teenagers shared heartbreaking accounts of how their lives have been plunged into fear and uncertainty due to the Israel-Hamas war. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Baby in Gaza suffering paralysis from polio virus, World Health Organization says
A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralyzed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with UN agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby. CBC | World News
Read More »This boxing coach in Gaza runs classes in displacement camps
Ousama Ayoub, a boxing coach, runs makeshift boxing classes in displacement camps in Khan Younis. Mai Ayoub, 17, said boxing helps relieve the stress of living through a war and being displaced. She hopes to one day compete in international games as a boxer. CBC | World News
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