Displaced Gaza teacher builds school for children in Egypt's Sinai

In Egypt's North Sinai, a displaced Palestinian teacher has established the region's only Palestinian school in El-Arish, serving nearly 400 children uprooted by the Israel-Hamas war. The free school provides education to students aged six to 18 who fled Gaza. Teacher Hadeel Zourob, herself displaced from Gaza, started the initiative with other Palestinian educators in a rented building, initially teaching about 150 students. The school now operates with support from Egypt's Misr El Kheir Foundation, using Palestinian curriculum materials brought from Gaza. UNICEF reports over 14,000 Palestinian school-age children have been displaced to Egypt since the war began. With nearly 98 percent of Gaza's schools damaged or destroyed, teachers aim to help children heal from trauma and preserve their connection to education before potentially returning home.