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.