A pupil stands at the entrance of a school run by United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on the first day of school. AFP
A pupil stands at the entrance of a school run by United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees in Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on the first day of school. AFP
A child walks in front of a mural painting depicting the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Balata. AFP
A child walks in front of a mural painting depicting the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in Balata. AFP
Palestinian schoolchildren in Gaza City. Reuters
Palestinian schoolchildren in Gaza City. Reuters
Palestinian schoolgirls exercise in Gaza City. Reuters
Palestinian schoolgirls exercise in Gaza City. Reuters
Palestinian schoolgirls queue in Gaza City. Reuters
Palestinian schoolgirls queue in Gaza City. Reuters
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Pupils and teachers gather in front of a school in Balata refugee camp. AFP
Pupils and teachers gather in front of a school in Balata refugee camp. AFP
Children return to school. AFP
Children return to school. AFP
Children walk past a mural paintingl. AFP
Children walk past a mural paintingl. AFP
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Back to school for Palestinian children in Gaza City and West Bank - in pictures

It's the first day of the new term for Palestinians attending UNRWA-run schools

The National

August 29, 2018

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