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UNICEF said on Tuesday essential items including syringes to vaccinate children and bottles for baby formula are being denied entry into Gaza by Israel, preventing aid agencies from reaching those in need in the war-devastated territory. As UNICEF undertakes a mass children’s vaccination campaign with a fragile ceasefire in place, it said it faces serious challenges getting 1.6 million syringes and solar-powered fridges to store vaccine vials into Gaza. The syringes have awaited customs clearance since August, UNICEF said. “Both the syringes and the ... refrigerators are considered dual-use by Israel and these items we’re finding very hard to get them through clearances and inspections, yet they are urgent,” UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires said. “Dual-use” refers to items Israel deems to have possible military as well as civilian applications. COGAT, the arm of the Israeli military that oversees aid flows into Gaza, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It has previously said it is not limiting the entry of food, water, medical supplies and shelter items. It has also accused Hamas of stealing humanitarian supplies, accusations the Palestinian militant group denies. UNICEF launched the first of three rounds of catch-up immunizations on Sunday to reach over 40,000 children under three who missed routine vaccines against polio, measles and pneumonia, following two years of war in Gaza.

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Cambodian Opposition Leader Mu Sochua Denied Entry to Thailand

Thailand’s Immigration has denied entry of self-exiled Cambodian opposition leader Mu Sochua at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport. Mu Sochua planned return to Cambodia early next month, Reuters reported.

Mu Sochua, vice president of the banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), arrived at Thailand’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on Sunday afternoon, Human Rights Watch told Reuters.

Sochua “was stopped at Thai Immigration for several hours, and finally denied access to Thailand,” the rights group said. Adding that she was allowed to book a flight to return to the country she had come from.

It was unclear why Sochua was denied entry. Thai police have not responded to Reuters’ inquiry.

Reuters has also contacted Sochua and the Cambodian government for comment.

The incident came ahead of a planned return of exiled opposition leaders, including Sam Rainsy and Mu Sochua, to Cambodia on Nov. 9, the country’s Independence Day, to rally support against Prime Minister Hun Sen’s regime.

CNRP founder Sam Rainsy fled to France four years ago, following a conviction for criminal defamation in which he was ordered to pay $1 million in compensation. He also faces a five-year prison sentence in a separate case.

Last month, Cambodia arrested six political activists for alleged plots to rally in support of Rainsy if he returns, bringing the number of activists for the banned opposition party who have been detained this year to at least 30.

Critics have described Cambodia as essentially a one-party state since the Supreme Court dissolved the CNRP in late 2017. The dissolution came month before elections last year. Longtime Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party won all of the seats in parliament.