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DEIR AL-BALAHGAZA STRIP, PALESTINE (NOV. 3, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL)

1. VARIOUS OF DISPLACED PALESTINIAN CHILDREN EXERCISING AND SINGING WITH THEIR TEACHER AT UNRWA SCHOOL USED AS SHELTER FOR FAMILIES

2. VARIOUS OF STUDENTS SITTING ON FLOOR AND STUDYING WITH TEACHER

3. VARIOUS OF DISPLACED PALESTINIAN PEOPLE IN SCHOOLYARD

DEIR AL-BALAHGAZA STRIP, PALESTINE - NOV. 3: Displaced Palestinian children are attending lessons on the floor at a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school in the central Gaza Strip, as the building now shelters families forced from their homes by months of conflict.

With most schools across Gaza destroyed or heavily damaged by airstrikes in the past two years, many remaining facilities have been turned into temporary shelters for the displaced.

In one classroom in Deir al-Balah, children sat on bare concrete floors without desks or basic supplies, continuing their studies under difficult conditions.

Officials say efforts are underway to create makeshift classrooms inside these overcrowded sites to ensure children can continue their education.

After two lost years, families now want their children to return to proper education.

Israel’s war on Gaza has not only claimed countless lives but has also severely damaged the territory’s health care and education systems.

Israel has killed close to 69,000 people, mostly women and children, and injured over 170,000 others in attacks in Gaza since October 2023.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was reached on Oct. 10, based on a 20-point peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump. Israel, however, has violated the truce multiple times.