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APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, September 19, 2026. Palestinian students begin the new academic year in tents and makeshift tin classrooms amid widespread damage to schools and shortages of educational facilities caused by the war.

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  1. 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Mohammed Abu Dawood, Student
  2. 0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Alaa Shahwan, Teacher
  3. 0.3 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Mohammed al-Asouli, Director of the Directorate of Education in Khan Younis
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, September 19, 2026. Palestinian students begin the new academic year in tents and makeshift tin classrooms amid widespread damage to schools and shortages of educational facilities caused by the war. SOUNDBITES: 0.1 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Mohammed Abu Dawood, Student 0.2 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Alaa Shahwan, Teacher 0.3 SOUNDBITE (in Arabic) Mohammed al-Asouli, Director of the Directorate of Education in Khan Younis STORYLINE: Palestinian students began the new academic year in tents and makeshift tin classrooms in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on September 19, 2026. Classes are resuming amid widespread damage to schools and shortages of educational facilities caused by the war.

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