The education system in Gaza faces catastrophic collapse as the majority of schools have been destroyed during the ongoing conflict, leaving hundreds of thousands of children without classrooms or proper learning facilities.
Education Infrastructure in Ruins
According to recent reports from November 2025, most educational facilities throughout the Gaza Strip have sustained severe damage or complete destruction. The widespread devastation has created an unprecedented educational emergency, with hundreds of thousands of young students unable to return to their normal academic routines.
The crisis has forced educators and humanitarian organizations to implement emergency measures. In Khan Younis, located in the southern Gaza Strip, temporary learning spaces have been established in unconventional locations. Palestinian students now attend classes inside tents set up on the beach, as documented in photographs from November 12, 2025.
Improvised Learning Environments
These makeshift classrooms represent the desperate attempts to maintain some semblance of education continuity. The beachside tents serve as temporary shelters where children gather for lessons, though they lack proper educational resources, sanitation facilities, and the security that permanent school buildings provide.
The situation highlights the broader humanitarian impact on Gaza's youngest residents, who face not only educational disruption but also profound psychological trauma and uncertainty about their future.
Long-Term Consequences for Palestinian Youth
Education experts warn that the destruction of Gaza's school infrastructure could have generational consequences. Without immediate intervention and reconstruction efforts, an entire generation of Palestinian children risks falling behind academically, potentially creating long-term developmental and economic challenges for the region.
The international community continues to monitor the situation as humanitarian organizations work to provide emergency educational support amid the ongoing conflict and destruction.
