Latest Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 15 people, including children.

DEIR AL-BALAH: Hospital officials and an Associated Press correspondent counted 15 people, including women and children, killed by Israeli airstrikes overnight in Gaza.

The new strikes occurred as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to travel Monday for the US, where he will meet with President Joe Biden and address Congress to defend the nine-month war against Hamas while cease-fire negotiations continue.

With the finding of the polio virus, water and sanitation facilities for Gaza’s 2.3 million mostly displaced people have deteriorated.

Gazan sewage samples included virus. The WHO claims no one has been treated for infection-related symptoms.

Israel’s military announced it would vaccinate soldiers and coordinate with charities to vaccinate Palestinians.