South Lebanon children return to school destroyed by Israel strike

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South Lebanon children return to school destroyed by Israel strike

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Children in southern Lebanon have resumed schooling in classrooms damaged by an Israeli strike in May. The attack came after Hezbollah's involvement escalated the conflict, damaging a well-regarded elementary school in Burj Qalaway.

In southern Lebanon, eight-year-old Yara Ajami started the academic year this week in a doorless, windowless classroom after her school was destroyed by an Israeli strike. Well known in the area for its excellence, Ajami's elementary school in Burj Qalaway was struck by Israel in May, two months after Hezbollah dragged Lebanon into the Middle East war by attacking its southern neighbour.

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