The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement media office issued a statement on August 31, local time, saying that the upcoming polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip requires a safe environment, and that Israel's ongoing military operations in the Gaza Strip pose a threat to local civilians. The statement said that the first round of polio vaccination campaigns will begin on September 1 in the Gaza Strip. At that time, the health department in the Gaza Strip, WHO, the United Nations Children's Fund, UNRWA and partners will provide more than 640,000 local children under the age of 10 with the novel oral polio type 2 vaccine.

The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement media office issued a statement on August 31, local time, saying that the upcoming polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip requires a safe environment, and that Israel's ongoing military operations in the Gaza Strip pose a threat to local civilians. The statement said that the first round of polio vaccination campaigns will begin on September 1 in the Gaza Strip. At that time, the health department in the Gaza Strip, WHO, the United Nations Children's Fund, UNRWA and partners will provide more than 640,000 local children under 10 with the novel oral polio type 2 vaccine.