University in Khan Yunis restarts in-person classes for first time since start of war

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For the first time since the start of the Gaza war, university students attended in-person classes at a building belonging to the organization Scholars without Borders in Khan Yunis. The organization funds free education and accommodation for students from damaged universities, operating from a structure built with corrugated iron and wooden planks and powered by solar energy.

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