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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Aseel Mousa in Gaza and Emma Graham-Harrison

War’s toll on education in Gaza casts shadow over children’s future

Children look out from a makeshift shelter
Children look out from a makeshift shelter in the courtyard of a school in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Photograph: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images

Mohammad Mosa packed his laptop when he fled his home in October and hoped he would still be able to Zoom into classes between airstrikes. The 14-year-old has his heart set on a competitive scholarship and has studied through wars before.

Two months later, the only new thing he has learned is how to bake bread over an open fire. Intense bombardment and a tight blockade have meant that civilian life in Gaza has turned into a daily fight to survive, and education is one of the many casualties.

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