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UNICEF: 700,000 Gaza children miss nearly three years school
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- UNICEF reports 700,000 Gaza children have missed nearly three years of in-person schooling.
- About 98% of Gaza schools remain damaged and over 93% require major reconstruction.
- Teacher shortages, caused by deaths, displacement, and unpaid wages, hinder classroom staffing.
- Free tent learning centers offer up to three hours of daily classes for children.
- NIH studies say prolonged trauma reduces attention and raises substance-abuse risk in children.