stop the fighting start the healing Israel pauses military action in Gaza for crucial polio vaccinations Israel has agreed to stagger three-day pauses in its Gaza offensive to facilitate a polio vaccination campaign for 640,000 children brokered by the UN these temporary suspensions will start in central Gaza and move South then North the goal achieve 90% vaccination coverage to Halt the outbreak concerns remain about the feasibility within such a tight window but the World Health Organization stresses the that doing nothing would be disastrous over 2,100 health workers are mobilized aiming to administer two doses 4 weeks apart these pauses are not ceasefires but crucial humanitarian efforts stay tuned for more updates on this developing story