To support them, some teachers have reopened damaged classrooms to provide face-to-face guidance and support.
The war and the destruction of 95 percent of Gaza’s educational infrastructure have left more than 660,000 children out of school, according to the United Nations—nearly the entire school-age population of Gaza.
Many schools previously run by the UN have now become makeshift shelters for displaced families, but these too have not been spared from relentless and deadly Israeli attacks.
A report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council found that Israeli forces have systematically targeted and destroyed educational infrastructure in Gaza.
The report described these acts as potential war crimes.***