Archive · 27 Jan 2026
UNICEF Delivers School Kits to Gaza After Two-Year Block
UNICEF has finally been able to send school supplies to Gaza after they were blocked for two-and-a-half years.
They have delivered thousands of kits with things like pencils, exercise books, and toys.
This is important because many schools in Gaza have been damaged, and children have been struggling to study.
UNICEF plans to help about half of the school-age children in Gaza, around 336,000 kids.
They will mostly be teaching in tents because so many school buildings have been destroyed.
This is a big step in helping children in Gaza get the education they need.
UNICEF has delivered school kits to Gaza after a two-and-a-half-year block by Israeli authorities.
Thousands of recreational and school-in-a-carton kits have entered the enclave, with plans to deliver 2,500 more in the next week.
Children in Gaza have faced significant challenges in their education due to the conflict, including damaged schools and limited resources.
UNICEF aims to support around 336,000 school-age children in Gaza, with teaching mainly happening in tents due to widespread school damage.
The conflict in Gaza, triggered by Hamas' assault on Israel in October 2023, has resulted in a major humanitarian crisis, with 71,000 Palestinians killed according to Gaza health authorities.
- Who
- UNICEF and Israeli authorities
- What
- Delivery of school kits to Gaza after a two-and-a-half-year block
- When
- Recently, with plans for more deliveries in the next week
- Where
- Gaza Strip
- Why
- To support the education of children in Gaza amid a humanitarian crisis and widespread school damage
- Organization
- UNICEF
- Materials Delivered
- Recreational kits, school-in-a-carton kits
- Number of School Kits
- 2,500 (planned)
- Duration of Block
- Two-and-a-half years
- School Damage in Gaza
- 97% of schools damaged
- Children Supported
- 336,000 (half of school-age children)
- Conflict Trigger
- Hamas' assault on Israel (October 2023)
- Casualties in Gaza
- 71,000 Palestinians killed (Gaza health authorities)