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Students in Gaza began a new school year on September 19, with more than half a million attending in-person classes for the first time in three years. Many learn in tents or damaged buildings, while about 200,000 children remain unreached.
About 541,000 students returned to education in Gaza when the new school year began on September 19.
The remains of 105 people killed in the Gaza City attack were recovered for burial.
Palestinians whose remains were buried at the funeral
An Israeli air attack struck the al-Asala apartment building in Gaza City’s Remal neighbourhood, killing at least five people and severely wounding at least six others, according to medical staff at al-Shifa Hospital. Rescue crews were still searching for missing people and bodies.
People killed in the air attack
Israeli forces killed Izz al-Din al-Beik, identified as the head of Hamas’s armed wing in northern Gaza, in a strike on an apartment building in Gaza City, according to Palestinian and Israeli officials. Health officials said another person died from wounds sustained in the attack.
Another person died from wounds sustained in the strike.
Families in Gaza City are living in damaged and unstable buildings because safer housing and shelter materials are difficult to obtain. A war-damaged residential building collapsed on September 16, killing 21 people, according to the UN and Gaza Civil Defence.
People killed in the Gaza City building collapse
The International Committee of the Red Cross supports 179 communal ovens across Gaza.