Palestinian students and children expressed their gratitude for the support seen on US college campuses in recent weeks by staging a display of solidarity at a demonstration in southern Gaza on Sunday.
In the Shaboura refugee camp in Rafah, children held banners with messages that read; ‘Students of Columbia University, continue to stand by us’ and, ‘Violating our right to education and life is a war crime.’
The students gathered around makeshift tents near a school that now serves as a shelter for Palestinians displaced from northern Gaza.
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According to the UN, there have been direct hits on more than 200 schools in Gaza since Israel’s bombardment began. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, says that there has been no education in Gaza at all for nearly six months.
The fate of Rafah has been hanging over the 1.3 million Palestinians displaced there. There have been weeks of speculation around when Israel might begin its anticipated military operation in the city. The UN has repeatedly warned against an Israeli ground invasion, saying an offensive could, in their own words, lead to slaughter in the southern region.
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