The second round of polio vaccinations is set to commence on Monday in the Gaza Strip, targeting approximately 590,000 children under the age of 10. Israel and the organizers have agreed on area-specific humanitarian pauses in hostilities for this purpose. The first round of the two-dose polio vaccinations in the sealed-off Palestinian territory took place in early September, after the first polio case in 25 years was detected there. Israel’s year-long offensive against Hamas militants has laid waste to vast areas of Gaza and left much of the health infrastructure in ruins. The Geneva-based Wo…