Overview
- UNICEF says 1.6 million syringes and solar-powered vaccine refrigerators have not been cleared for entry, with the syringes awaiting customs approval since August.
- Nearly 938,000 bottles of ready-to-use infant formula and spare parts for water trucks are also being denied, according to UNICEF.
- UNICEF has begun the first of three catch-up immunisation rounds targeting more than 40,000 children under three, reaching over 2,400 on day one.
- Israeli authorities consider syringes and solar fridges “dual‑use,” which UNICEF says is complicating clearances needed to maintain vaccine cold chains.
- COGAT did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment; it has previously said it is not limiting core aid and has accused Hamas of diversion, which Hamas denies.