Live Updates: New health crisis in Gaza as poliovirus found in sewage

Friday, July 19, 2024

04:05 GMT — New health crisis in Gaza as poliovirus found in sewage

A new health crisis unfolded in besieged Gaza with the detection of poliovirus in sewage, the Gaza Health Ministry revealed.

A ministry statement noted that "tests on sewage samples, conducted in coordination with UNICEF, confirmed the presence of the poliovirus."

The statement added that the presence of the virus in sewage, which flows through areas with displaced persons and residential zones due to infrastructure destruction, "represents a new health crisis."

03:00 GMT — Israel kills 5 in Gaza air strikes

Israel has killed five Palestinians and wounded others after bombing a home in the Al-Bureij camp in central Gaza, the civil defence agency reported.

The air strike targeted the home of the Abu Hasna family, claiming the lives of five people and wounding others, the agency added.

The attack also destroyed the house and inflicted significant damage on nearby buildings, witnesses told Anadolu Agency.

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