(FILE) A Palestinian boy walks as smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike around Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 28 September 2025. He noted that UNRWA has the infrastructure, staff, and expertise to resume formal education in Gaza if a ceasefire is secured. Before the war, UNRWA schools served over 300,000 students in the territory. The agency is now calling on UN member states to defend its mandate and provide the support required to safeguard education for Palestinian children. “The education of children must be part of any agreement to end the war in #Gaza.