“Even in a warzone, with no classrooms, no books and barely any internet, Gaza’s students are showing up, logging in and sitting their final exam, refusing to let war erase their future.”
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reporting from Deir el-Balah
School examinations for young people are stressful enough as it is, however, young Palestinians are not deterred even amidst an active policy of bombardment and brutal repression.
1500 young Palestinians are scheduled to sit their end-of-year school examinations for the first time since October 2023.
Despite living under the most severe of circumstances, young Palestinians living in Gaza constantly defy their situation and work towards a brighter future.
Where over 95% of schools and 100% of universities have been destroyed, leaving 750,000 Palestinians without education, young people have no choice but to find new ways to advance their education and ensure the survival of Palestinian society.
Read more in the Al-Jazeera article.
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