660,000 Gaza Children Remain Out Of School For Third Year: UNRWA

2025-08-30 07:11:36

(MENAFN- The Peninsula) QNA

New York: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) confirmed Saturday that 660,000 children in the Gaza Strip are out of school for the third year in a row due to the ongoing war of annihilation waged by the Israeli occupation since October 7, 2023.

The war in Gaza is a war on children and must stop. Children must be always protected, UNRWA added in a statement.

It reaffirmed the right of children to education, stressing that 660,000 children remain outside classrooms for the third consecutive year as a direct result of the war.

In Gaza, children are at risk of becoming a lost generation due to the ongoing conflict, UNRWA stressed, calling for the importance of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and allowing children to return to their schools and lives.

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