Although schools have been destroyed across Gaza, Safaa Elsabe, a teacher and principal, established Al-Anqaa School in the Yarmouk refugee camp in northern Gaza. However, shortages of books and places for the children to sit means she has had to turn away 120 children. Cork-North Gaza SolidarityA community in Cork has been fundraising to help the school through the Cork-North Gaza Solidarity GoFundMe campaign. “One student lost an eye due to the Israelis, and a female student lost her leg,” Safaa said. “Children in Yarmouk and in Gaza have forgotten what it means to be children.

Source: Irish Examiner March 09, 2026 01:04 UTC