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November 6, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

1.1 million vaccines administered in Gaza via Israel-facilitated campaign

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), which coordinates humanitarian aid entering Gaza, said on November 6 that 1.1 million vaccines...

October 15, 2024 | |

Second Round of Polio Vaccination Campaign Begins in Gaza

A second round of the joint United Nations (UN) and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) polio vaccination campaign began in Gaza on October 14. The IDF is coordinating with the World Health...

September 20, 2024 | |

Second Round of Gaza Polio Vaccine Campaign to Include Nutrients, Additional Immunizations

More than 600,000 children in Gaza are expected to receive micronutrients, including vitamins and minerals, during the second round of the joint United Nations and Israel Defense...

September 12, 2024 | |

WHO Reports Polio Vaccine Targets in Gaza Achieved

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on September 12 that it has administered the polio vaccination to more than 90 percent of children in Gaza since launching a widespread...

September 6, 2024 | Ben Cohen |

Polio vaccination campaign gives lie to claims of Israeli ‘genocide’

It’s hard to think of another state, particularly one enveloped in a war of survival, which would go to such lengths to protect children in the combat zone from a devastating illness.

September 4, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: September 4, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Hezbollah Fires Some 65 Rockets at Israel, IAF Responds With Strikes in Southern Lebanon | IDF Arrests 14 in West Bank Overnight | IDF Troops in Rafah Eliminate More Than 200 Terrorists,...

September 3, 2024 | |

Polio Vaccination Targets in Gaza Exceeded, World Health Organization Says

Exceeding its goal, the World Health Organization (WHO) administered more than 161,000 polio vaccines in Gaza during the first two days of its immunization campaign, the UN agency...

August 29, 2024 | |

Israel, Hamas Agree to Reduce Clashes in Gaza to Enable Polio Vaccine Rollout

Israel agreed to implement temporary humanitarian pauses in the fighting in Gaza to facilitate an upcoming polio vaccination campaign in the enclave. Citing a senior State Department...

August 28, 2024 | |

Senior IDF Officer Appointed to Coordinate Humanitarian Efforts in Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on August 28 the appointment of Col. Elad Goren to a newly created post coordinating humanitarian relief efforts in Gaza. Goren, who will...

August 28, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: August 28, 2024

Today’s Issue: | IDF Launches Extensive Counterterrorism Operation in Northern West Bank | IDF’s West Bank Operation: Failed Tel Aviv Suicide Bombing Significant Factor in Timing | IAF Drone Strike...

August 27, 2024 | |

Israel Partners With UNICEF on Polio Vaccinations, Clean Water

UNICEF is on track to begin a polio vaccination campaign in Gaza on August 31, building on clean water cooperation with Israel that began in early July. On August 25, more than 1.25...

August 19, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: August 19, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad Claim Responsibility for Sunday Night’s Explosion in Tel Aviv | Hezbollah Confirms Deaths of Two Operatives on the ‘Road to Jerusalem’  | IDF...

August 7, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: August 7, 2024

Today’s Issue: | Hezbollah Fires About 30 Rockets at Northern Israel on Tuesday, 19 Israelis Wounded | IAF Eliminates Hezbollah Anti-Tank Commander; Gallant: If You Kill Israeli Civilians, You’ll Pay...

July 17, 2024 | |

Israel SitRep: July 17, 2024

Today’s Issue: IAF Strikes Some 25 Terror Targets Throughout Gaza | Hezbollah Launches About 40 Rockets at Kiryat Shmona, Dozens Toward Other Locations in Israel’s North | Since Start of War, IDF Has...

July 3, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Khan Yunis rocket fire is a wake-up call

Hamas continues to control most of Gaza, with the exception of the corridor along the Egyptian border and the Netzarim corridor.

July 2, 2024 | |

Aiming to Boost Supply of Clean Water, Israel Connects Power Line to Gaza Desalination Plant

In a bid to boost the supply of clean drinking water to the Palestinian population in Gaza, Israel on July 2 connected a power line to a main desalination plant in the strip,Reuters...

June 8, 2024 | Bonnie Glick |

UN Secretary General Abuses His Authority

Along with ISIS, al-Qaeda and Boko Haram, Israel will be put on a UN blacklist

March 29, 2024 | |

Some UNRWA Funding Resumes, Despite U.S. Ban

France announced on March 28 that it has budgeted 30 million euros ($32.4 million) for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The United States and 15 other countries,...

March 25, 2024 | |

U.S. Bans UNRWA Funding for One Year

President Joe Biden on March 23 signed into law a one-year ban on U.S. funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The measure, passed overwhelmingly by Congress...

February 7, 2024 | Richard Goldberg |

Close Down UNRWA

Western nations must not continue to contribute to a UN agency that is effectively controlled by a terrorist organization.