As the new school year begins in Gaza, education has been reduced to tent-based classrooms after devastating damage to the territory’s infrastructure.

According to the UN Education Cluster, 91% of Gaza’s school buildings are either destroyed or badly damaged.

Nearly half a million students, who once attended schools now in ruins, face an uncertain future.

In North Gaza and Rafah, the situation is even more dire, with every school rendered unusable.

The collapse of formal education facilities compounds the hardships faced by Gaza’s youngest generation amid ongoing conflict and displacement.