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Israel agrees pauses in Gaza fighting to allow polio vaccination of children | BBC News

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Israel has agreed to a series of “humanitarian pauses” in Gaza to allow for the vaccination of children against polio, the World Health Organisation has said.

The campaign will aim to vaccinate around 640,000 children across the Gaza strip. It will be rolled out in three separate stages, across the central, southern and northern parts of the strip. During each stage, fighting will pause for three consecutive days between 06:00 and 15:00 local time.

The agreement comes days after UN officials said a 10-month-old baby had been partially paralysed after contracting Gaza’s first case of polio for 25 years.

The campaign will be administered by Palestinian health ministry in Gaza in collaboration with the World Health Organisation and UNICEF.

The WHO is aiming to achieve 90% vaccine coverage across the strip, the level needed to stop transmission of the virus within Gaza.

Polio is highly infectious and is most often spread through sewage and contaminated water. It can cause disfigurement and paralysis and can be fatal.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Lucy Williamson.

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Trump extends ceasefire until Iran submits “unified” peace proposal | BBC News

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Donald Trump has said he will extend the ceasefire with Iran, which was due to end shortly, until talks between the two countries …

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Trump: US has seized Iranian cargo ship on eve of peace talks | BBC News

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The US has intercepted and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship attempting to get past its blockade of Iran’s ports, according to US President Donald Trump.

He said the ship was given “fair warning to stop” in the Gulf of Oman but refused, so the navy “stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engine room”.

Earlier it was confirmed that a US delegation led by the Vice President JD Vance will be In Pakistan for a new round of peace talks with Iran. However Iran has not confirmed that it will be participating in the talks.

Trump has again threatened to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges if they do not reach a deal with the US, including reopening the strait of Hormuz to international shipping.

Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Lyse Doucet in Iran and Simi Jolaoso in Washington.

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MAIDAN: ON THE FRONTLINE OF UKRAINE’S PROTESTS – BBC NEWS

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The BBC’s Daniel Sandford spent the morning on the frontline of Ukraine’s protests waiting to see whether the violence from previous night would materialise.

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