Gaza children return to in-person schools for first time in 3 years

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Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza have resumed in-person schooling after nearly three years, despite damaged infrastructure and severe shortages in educational supplies. UNICEF reports that 98% of Gaza schools were damaged or destroyed in the conflict, severely impacting education access.

Hundreds of thousands of children in Gaza have returned to in-person teaching for the first time in nearly three years, albeit in damaged or makeshift school buildings and tents, and with uniforms, notebooks and pens unaffordable for many families. The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) says 98 per cent of schools in Gaza were either destroyed or damaged during the war, and Gaza education ‌officials say about 660,000 students have been deprived of in-person learning and regular...