Half a million in Gaza deprived of education, says UN; death tolls now nears 28,000

A young Palestinian collect belongings from his damaged house after an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. - AP

AMMAN (Bernama-Petra): Philippe Lazzarini, General Commissioner of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said that more than half a million children do not attend the primary and secondary school system in Gaza.

The UN general commissioner denounced that "children (in the enclave) are being robbed of their childhood, " Jordan news agency Petra reported.