• 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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