Storyline: An official from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Sunday highlighted the ongoing challenges in aid operations in Gaza and emphasized the need for a ceasefire to ensure the restoration of local education. During an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Scott Anderson, Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza, shared insights on relief operations and challenges encountered by schools in Gaza. The UNRWA official emphasized that a complete restoration of education in Gaza will not happen until a ceasefire is agreed upon, but a return to learning program has been started to help the children catch up in their studies. Instead of serving as safe places for learning and development, most of Gaza’s schools have been turned into communal displacement centers; 95 percent of them have been damaged or destroyed as attacking a school can be a grave violation of international law, according to UNICEF. Shotlist: FILE: Gaza Strip - July 7, 2024: 1. Various of damaged buildings, debris, staff of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in Near East (UNRWA) at site; FILE: Gaza Strip - Feb 16, 2024: 2. Various of UN trucks transporting freshwater for displaced people; 3. Various of people filling bottles with water; FILE: Shujaiya, Gaza Strip - May 14, 2024: 4. Various of people, children queuing to get food; Gaza Strip - Dec 1, 2024: 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Anderson, Director, UNRWA Affairs in Gaza: "We do have the ability to bring aid in, the crossings in the north are working, so we do have food coming in. And the biggest difference is that in the bakeries in the north, people are queuing up and waiting and they will get bread. And here in the south it's not the same. So, we've had a couple incidents in the last two weeks where people have died, and it has created a very difficult environment for us to operate in and across Gaza. But we're doing everything we can to try to get aid in for the population and to meet their needs." FILE: Gaza City, Gaza Strip - Sept 21, 2024: 6. School building, playground after Israeli airstrike; 7. Various of displaced people in destroyed school building; Gaza Strip - Dec 1, 2024 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland) 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Scott Anderson, Director, UNRWA Affairs in Gaza: "There should be over 600,000 children in schools now, including over 300,000 in UNRWA schools. So, we worked with the Ministry of Education, UNICEF, we've started a return to learning program. It's not the same as education, but we want to get the children doing something that's positive for them in a safer environment. There won't be a true return to education until there's a ceasefire. And what's needed more than anything for the people in Gaza is a ceasefire and once that happens, we can start rebuilding everybody's lives and get children back in school. I think, like the parents here, I'm concerned it's becoming a lost generation. Between COVID-19 and the conflict for the last five years, children haven't been in the school building, and they haven't been in school at all the last two years. So, there's a lot of work to do to make sure that they can catch up in their studies and they can reach their full potential." FILE: Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip - Sept 2024: 9. Various of Gaza children having class; Gaza Strip - Nov 6, 2024: 10. Various of children at shelter. [Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland]