The UN children’s agency said on Tuesday it had for the first time in two and a half years been able to deliver school kits with learning materials into Gaza after they were previously blocked by Israeli authorities.
Thousands of kits, including pencils, exercise books and wooden cubes to play with, have now entered the enclave, Unicef said.
“We have now, in the last days, got in thousands of recreational kits, hundreds of school-in-a-carton kits. We’re looking at getting 2,500 more school...
After 2.5-year Israel blockade on Gaza, Unicef delivers school kits
Published 4 hours ago
Source: scmp.com

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