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Gaza

In UK-funded schools in Gaza, pupils learn maths by counting martyrs

By John Jeffay

4 min read
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ADEL ZAANOUN Palestinian students sit inside a prefabricated classroom made of tin at the UNRWA-run Al-Rimal School in Gaza City on September 17, 2011. Unable to build new schools whenever needed due to the Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees is using inconvenient alternatives to house the increasing student population. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images)