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Gaza’s children return to classrooms after years of Israeli attacks

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Gaza’s children return to classrooms after years of Israeli attacks. (2026, September 20). Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/20/gazas-children-return-to-classrooms-after-years-of-israeli-attacks?traffic_source=rss

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Al Jazeera · collected 2026-09-20

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Palestinian children in Gaza are returning to makeshift classrooms at the beginning of a new school year following nearly three years of continuous Israeli military strikes that destroyed many schools. Reportedly, tens of thousands of students are participating in this return to education amid challenging conditions, as reported by Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud.
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On Saturday, Palestinian children in Gaza returned to schools for the first time in nearly three years after Israel’s military operations severely damaged or destroyed most educational facilities. With 98% of schools either ruined or heavily damaged, makeshift classrooms and tents are now being used across the territory. According to UNICEF, about 660,000 students have been deprived of regular education during this period. Despite harsh conditions, parents like Rana Totah in Gaza City's al-Katiba district welcomed their children back to school as a return to normalcy after months and years of displacement due to conflict. Local education officials reported that over 22,000 students and more than 770 educators, including 532 teachers, have lost their lives since the start of Israel's operations in October 2023.

Written for “Gaza Schools Reopen” on 2026-11-02, grounded in this article and the 3 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Gaza Schools Reopen
Education · 4 article(s) covering the same event. See how they differ ↓

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“The articles describe different situations within the broader context of Gaza's reconstruction challenges - one focuses on children returning to classrooms in makeshift spaces, while the other reports on residents living in damaged buildings due to lack of alternative housing.”
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Al Jazeera’s Israeli Palestinian

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Israeli NORP · 2× Al Jazeera’s ORG · 1× Hani Mahmoud PERSON · 1× Palestinian NORP · 1×

Narrative

Makeshift learning spaces have been set up, after nearly three years of relentless Israeli attacks which destroyed most schools in the strip, as Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-21
2026-09-21 · Al Jazeera
Gaza’s children return to classrooms after years of Israeli attacks · assertive framing

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

Gaza’s children return to classrooms after years of Israeli attacks asserted
children → return → attacks
Tens of thousands of Palestinian children have returned to classrooms for the start of a new school year. asserted
thousands → return → year
Makeshift learning spaces have been set up, after nearly three years of relentless Israeli attacks which destroyed most schools in the strip, as Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud reports. asserted
Mahmoud → set → strip
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