SHOTLIST

BEIT LAHIYA, GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE (JAN. 12, 2026) (ANADOLU-ACCESS ALL)

1. WIDE SHOT OF PEOPLE WALKING BY DESTROYED BUILDINGS

2. VARIOUS OF DISPLACED MOTHER MONA AL-ZINATI PREPARING HER SON YAMEEN FOR SCHOOL

3. MONA ZINATI SHOWING SCARS ON HER INJURED SON'S ABDOMEN

4. MONA ZINATI HELPING HER SON PUT HIS SCHOOL BAG ON HIS BACK

5. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED MOTHER MONA AL-ZINATI, SAYING:

"My child is ten years old. Of course, he has lost about two years. I try to practice with him and follow his education online, but online learning does not fully replace a child regularly attending school and studying in person."

6. WHITE FLASH

7. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED MOTHER MONA AL-ZINATI, SAYING:

"When the Al-Shamal Education Center opened, I had already registered my son before coming here in order to secure him a place. Because of his injury, he went through a period without learning or studying. On the very first day I arrived, I took my son and immediately went to the Al-Shamal Education Center to enroll him. I can't afford for him to lose another year — he needs to study in person and attend school regularly."

8. MONA SEEING OFF HER SON AS HE LEAVES THEIR HOME INSIDE A PARTLY DESTROYED BUILDING

9. VARIOUS OF YAMEEN ZINATI WALKING TO SCHOOL

10. METAL ENTRANCE GATE WITH BULLET HOLES ON IT AT THE ENTRANCE OF SCHOOL MADE OF TENTS

11. PAINTED SIGN ON WALL READING "AL-SHAMAL SCHOOL"

12. VARIOUS OF MAKESHIFT AL-SHAMAL SCHOOL CONSISTING OF TENTS AMID DESTROYED BUILDINGS WITH STUDENTS AND CHILDREN

13. VARIOUS OF STUDENTS DOING SIMPLE PHYSICAL EXERCISE MOVEMENTS IN SCHOOL YARD BEFORE CLASS STARTS

14. STUDENTS WALKING TO CLASSES

15. STUDENTS SITTING ON GROUND IN TENT CLASS, YAMEEN TAKING OUT HIS BOOK AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES FROM HIS BAG BEFORE CLASS STARTS (2 SHOTS)

16. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN CHILD YAMEEN AL-ZINATI, SAYING:

"I was injured in the war with a serious injury. Our house was destroyed, everything was destroyed. We live near the yellow line, and every day we hear stories of shelling."

17. WHITE FLASH

18. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN CHILD YAMEEN AL-ZINATI, SAYING: "I am studying so that I don't lose a year."

19. WHITE FLASH

20. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) DISPLACED PALESTINIAN CHILD YAMEEN AL-ZINATI, SAYING:

"I am very scared on the way to school because of shelling, gunfire and attacks, but I still need to learn and study a lot."

21. VARIOUS OF TEACHERS STANDING AT BLACKBOARD, WRITING ON BLACKBOARD, TEACHING STUDENTS, WHO LISTEN AND REPEAT AFTER THE TEACHER, AND WRITE IN NOTEBOOKS

22. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, YARA ABU GHLOUA, SAYING:

"From the standpoint of the school and our belief as a local community, our goal is to educate our children. Ignorance leads us to destruction and ruin, and our duty is knowledge and education."

23. WHITE FLASH

24. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, YARA ABU GHLOUA, SAYING:

"This is a simple plea from the local community to support our children so they can live a normal life. I am speaking on behalf of more than 400 students, to make their voices heard. We are here very close to the yellow line."

25. WHITE FLASH

26. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, YARA ABU GHLOUA, SAYING:

"This initiative was launched not to say that we have succeeded or partially succeeded, but to make up for the educational loss we face in the Gaza Strip. This is not just an educational school; it is a school that nurtures resilience and steadfastness. It helps restore a sense of normal life for the people and for children. These children are living under very difficult conditions, and the school's conditions are even harder, as we are located close to the yellow line."

27. WHITE FLASH

28. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) SCHOOL PRINCIPAL, YARA ABU GHLOUA, SAYING:

"You can hear the sound of gunfire and tanks. This has become part of our daily life — bullets sometimes reach us, and we rely on God for protection. As teachers, we are always on alert. When heavy shelling starts, the situation becomes extremely difficult for the children. They are sitting on the ground in the cold, inside very simple tents."

29. TEACHERS STANDING AT BLACKBOARD, TEACHING STUDENTS

30. BOY WRITING ON BLACKBOARD (2 SHOTS)

31. CLOSE-UP OF BOYS SHOUTING

32. STUDENTS WRITING IN NOTEBOOKS, SITTING ON GROUND (2 SHOTS)

33. TEACHERS STANDING AT BLACKBOARD, TEACHING STUDENTS, WRITING ON BLACKBOARD
34. PAINTED SIGN ON TENT SHOWING DIRECTION, READING "AL-SHAMAL SCHOOL" BEIT LAHIYA, GAZA STRIP, PALESTINE - JAN. 12: A school, consisting of several tenst in northern Gaza continues to operate just 200 meters from the “Yellow Line,” providing education to hundreds of students despite ongoing hostilities and security risks.

The Al-Shamal Educational School in Beit Lahiya’s Jabalia Refugee remains the only functioning educational facility near the demarcation line in the northern Gaza Strip. School administrators have refused to evacuate, prioritizing continuity of education for Palestinian children in the war-affected area.

Among the students is 10-year-old Yameen Zinati, who was pulled alive from rubble after his home was destroyed in Israeli attacks. Now living in a tent with his mother, he walks to school daily through debris and the sound of explosions.

Yameen said. "I am very scared on the way to school because of shelling, gunfire and attacks, but I still need to learn and study a lot."

His mother, Mona Al-Zinati, said she enrolled him on her first day at the location. "I can't afford for him to lose another year — he needs to study in person and attend school regularly," she said, noting her son had already lost approximately two years of education.

School principal Yara Abu Ghloua said the center serves more than 400 students. "From the standpoint of the school and our belief as a local community, our goal is to educate our children. Ignorance leads us to destruction and ruin, and our duty is knowledge and education," she said.

Abu Ghloua described challenging conditions, with students sitting on the ground in cold weather inside basic tents. "You can hear the sound of gunfire and tanks. This has become part of our daily life," she said, adding that teachers remain on alert and face difficult situations when heavy shelling occurs.

Palestinians say Israeli forces continue attacks across Gaza in violation of a ceasefire agreement that took effect Oct. 10 with Hamas. The agreement defined a Yellow Line along Gaza's eastern strip up to the Israeli border, but Israel has expanded its control beyond this demarcation under the pretext of creating a buffer zone, extending to approximately 60% of the territory, according to Palestinian sources.

Since hostilities began Oct. 8, 2023, more than 71,000 people have been killed and over 171,000 wounded, with about 90% of civilian infrastructure destroyed, according to Palestinian figures.

Israeli attacks have damaged 95% of schools in Gaza, with 668 school buildings directly targeted — nearly 80% of all schools, Palestinian authorities report.

Writing by Sibel Uygun