walking among the rubble and residue of what was once a residential street in Gaza 28-year-old waffer Abdul Hadi is trying to save her baby's life heading for a local medical center she is one of tens of thousands of Palestinian parents rushing to get their children vaccinated against polio thank God I'm relieved that I've been able to vaccinate my children against polio to protect them I hope all gar and children can be vaccinated not only against polio but against other things as well yeah across Gaza parents have been confronted with yet more fear in recent weeks not from the bombs or bullets being fired by Israeli soldiers but from The Invisible Killer of disease waer says she has seen the spreading of infections among those displaced by the fighting yet it is one disease more than any other that has the International Community most concerned a vaccination campaign to combat the polio virus which has reemerged in Gaza for the first time in a quarter of a century continued on Monday the United Nations LED mission is working with Palestinian Health authorities the challenge facing them is Monumental the who in partnership with other agencies was seen visiting the Rafa Crossing on the Egyptian side on Monday their estimates of vaccinations were that more than 880,000 children were given antiviral drugs on the first day of the campaign on Sunday that's out of a target of 640,000 despite the huge requirement of medicine and the difficulties of Distributing it to a bombed starved and dispersed population the hardest part the organization said remains safety the UN asked for a ceasefire to help facilitate this vaccination campaign in Gaza and there has only been a limited response the wh UNICEF and other un organizations are trying to adapt as much as they can to move forwards with this campaign even as Israel's Focus turns to domestic unrest about a hostage deal its assault on Gaza continues to claim lives in Gaza City on Monday at least three people were killed in an attack on a car despite agreeing to pause his invite for the polio vaccination campaign large numbers of casualties reported in the 24 hours to Monday morning more here in Gaza City as well as others in the historic refugee camps of BJ and narat almost a year into this conflict fighting off a deadly threat raises the stay still further for everyone in this tiny Enclave for parents who've managed to survive protecting their children may seem almost impossible those like waffer say they will never give up Jo Flyn trt world