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Beit Lahiya's Makeshift School: Learning Amid Conflict and Chaos

1/12/2026

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Toulin's Resilient Education

A makeshift school in Beit Lahiya serves about 400 children, including 7-year-old Toulin Al-Hindi, as lessons resume after two years of war.
Classes are held in crowded tents as students learn despite gunfire from nearby Israeli forces.
Toulin's mother expresses concern for her daughter's safety during commutes amid conflict.
The conflict began with Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, and local health authorities report more than 71,000 Gaza deaths.

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Hamas Accuses Israel

Hamas accuses Israel of violating a ceasefire as airstrikes have killed 14 civilians since Thursday.
Strikes targeted displacement tents, schools, and homes, worsening the humanitarian crisis.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) head Philippe Lazzarini says assistance remains insufficient for the displaced.
The Israeli military says the strikes were in response to a failed projectile launched from Gaza.

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Toulin's Resilient Education

A makeshift school in Beit Lahiya serves about 400 children, including 7-year-old Toulin Al-Hindi, as lessons resume after two years of war.
Classes are held in crowded tents as students learn despite gunfire from nearby Israeli forces.
Toulin's mother expresses concern for her daughter's safety during commutes amid conflict.
The conflict began with Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, and local health authorities report more than 71,000 Gaza deaths.

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