Since October 2023, approximately 300,000 students have been denied the right to complete their education as a result of the merciless war on the Gaza Strip. For over seven months, they have been experiencing diverse forms of death, displacement, fear, and starvation.

A fresh Israeli operation in Khan Younis, which the military had said it cleared months ago, shows how the conflict could become a protracted war of attrition.

In an effort to end the violence, U.S. President Joe Biden has announced a cease-fire and hostage-release plan that he said has been drawn up by members of Israel’s war cabinet and should be acceptable to both sides.

At least eight Palestinians were killed and dozens more injured in Israeli attacks in Gaza City, Palestinian medics said on Thursday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had attacked two schools run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).

Israel ordered Palestinians to leave parts of Gaza’s Khan Younis ahead of a possible new assault, underscoring its struggle to stop militants regrouping in areas that were previously cleared.

An Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed during fighting on Thursday in Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighborhood, where the military said troops were continuing to operate against Hamas in close-quarters combat.