Gaza health ministry declares territory ‘polio epidemic area’

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza has declared the Palestinian territory a “polio epidemic area,” accusing Israel’s military campaign of destroying health infrastructure, which it says led to the recurrence of the virus. Israel’s campaign has killed 39,400 people so far in Gaza, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory, which does not provide details of civilian and militant deaths.

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