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Infectious disease crisis in Gaza

Deteriorating conditions prompt the UN to make emergency deliveries of vaccine doses.

Deteriorating health conditions in Gaza prompt the UN to make emergency deliveries of thousands of vaccine doses. At the same time, the Israeli military announces a limited withdrawal of some forces from the enclave amid fears of a conflict with Hezbollah on the Lebanese border.

Also on the programme: A Bangladeshi court sentences Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus to six months in prison for labour law violations, but his supporters claim he is the victim of political repression.

And as copyright on Mickey Mouse expires, we explore what it could mean for the world’s most famous rodent.

(Picture: Displaced Palestinians shelter in a tent camp in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, December 31, 2023 Credit: REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)

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