Amid ongoing conflict, young voices from Gaza share their recollections of school days now lost and their hopes for returning to their classrooms one day.
As millions of children in the U.S. return to school, students in Gaza continue to be deprived of this right amid Israel’s ongoing attacks. Most schools have been damaged or destroyed. Those that remain standing have become shelters for Palestinians who have been displaced.
Recently, AFSC’s Yousef Aljamal interviewed several young students—ages 8 to 12—about their school memories and what they missed most. Here’s what they had to say.
