The World Health Organization says Israel has agreed to a three-day partial pause in attacks on Gaza starting Sunday in order to allow aid workers to distribute polio vaccines, after Israel’s brutal assault led to Gaza’s first outbreak of the paralytic disease in 25 years. The WHO said the vaccination drive aims to reach 640,000 children under the age of 10.

Dr. Rik Peeperkorn: “So, we start the 1st of September, and we start in central Gaza for three days, followed by south Gaza and then followed by the north of Gaza. Due to the insecurity, the damage, the road infrastructure and population displacement, but also based on our experience with these kind of campaigns globally and worldwide, the three days might not be enough to achieve adequate vaccination.”

On Thursday, an Israeli airstrike on a residential building killed eight people in Nuseirat in central Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, Israel’s military said it was withdrawing its forces from Khan Younis after a three-week offensive left much of the city in ruins.