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Gaza children return for first official day of school

Children in Gaza have attended their first official day back at school, according to Al Jazeera Global News.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
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Children in Gaza have attended their first official day back at school, according to a report from Al Jazeera Global News published on 19 September 2026.

The report marks the return to formal classes but does not specify how many children or schools were involved.

It also provides no details about the locations of schools, attendance conditions or the wider education situation.

The available material does not establish that schooling has resumed uniformly across Gaza.

The return comes amid a crowded, tarpaulin-covered setting shown in the report, but no further information about the conditions facing students was provided.

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