Gaza polio vaccinations to resume after WHO reports strike on clinic

The UN agency says six people were hurt without saying who was responsible - Israel denied carrying it out.

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The agency did not say who was responsible for the attack but an official from Gaza's civil defence agency told AFP news agency it was carried out by an Israeli quadcopter. Israel said it is investigating but does not believe it was responsible.

Unicef, the UN's children's agency which is helping to lead the vaccination rollout, described the strike on the Sheikh Radwan clinic as "another example of the indiscriminate strikes on civilians".

The second phase of the vaccine rollout began on Saturday after being postponed in October due to intense Israeli bombardments, mass displacement and lack of access in the region.

Gaza recorded its first case of polio in 25 years in August, which left a baby boy paralysed and prompted the rollout of the programme.

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