Kamala Harris promises Israel continued support if she becomes the President of the USA. Donald Trump, on the other hand, claims that his opponent "hates Israel". Outside the debate arena in Philadelphia, pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered with demands for a ceasefire.
World politicsThe attempts to negotiate an agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza have so far failed. Two men's signatures are required, and the two are arch-enemies: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
WorldA large-scale vaccination against polio has been launched in Gaza, confirm the hospitals in the war-torn area. The warring parties have initiated a humanitarian pause to enable the effort.
Conflicts1.6 million vaccine doses. 4,000 aid workers who must reach at least 90 percent of all children. In the world's worst war zone. It's no easy task when UN agencies are now trying to stop polio, which has unexpectedly returned in the Gaza Strip. The stakes are high for the entire region. The virus is not stopped by borders or walls, says Jonathan Crickx at Unicef.
ConflictsIsrael and Hamas have agreed on a three-day humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
WorldIn Gaza's refugee camp, the nights are long. The darkness is filled with the sounds of war: the hum of Israeli drones, constant gunfire. Children crying, others screaming. Some can't sleep at all. The fear of nighttime attacks is too great.
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