One month after the November 2025 Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Gaza's education system remains paralyzed, with more than 200 schools and universities reduced to rubble. The destruction has left 75,000 students displaced, their academic futures uncertain in a landscape where concrete dust mixes with childhood aspirations.
A Dream Buried in Rubble
Naifa Ziad Musleh, 21, wanders through the shattered remains of the Islamic University where she once studied computer engineering. 'We built our hopes classroom by classroom,' she told KhabarAsia, clutching fragments of lecture notes salvaged from the debris. 'Now we're rebuilding tents instead of careers.'
Systemic Collapse
UN reports indicate 65% of Gaza's educational facilities sustained critical damage during recent hostilities. Temporary learning centers operate at triple capacity, with many children receiving instruction in bombed-out buildings lacking electricity or sanitation.
International Response
While UNESCO has pledged $15 million for emergency education initiatives, local educators argue reconstruction requires political stability first. 'You can't teach calculus in a warzone,' stated Gaza City teacher Ahmed Marouf. 'Our students now prioritize finding clean water over solving equations.'
As winter approaches, displaced families face impossible choices between basic survival and educational recovery. For Naifa and her peers, graduation ceremonies have been replaced by daily struggles – a generational interruption with consequences that could echo through Gaza's recovery for decades.
