GAZA STRIP: Registration has opened for students seeking to enroll at Makkah School in the southern Gaza Strip, a Kingdom-backed initiative aimed at helping children resume their education amid the devastation of the war, the Saudi Press Agency reported recently.

The school, supported by the Kingdom’s aid agency KSrelief, is part of a project to establish and operate safe educational spaces for Palestinian children.

Specialized teams from the Saudi Center for Culture and Heritage, KSrelief’s implementing partner in the Gaza Strip, have begun receiving students and their families to process applications.

Makkah School was launched to initially accommodate 1,000 boys and girls, with 32 teachers, and is planned to eventually expand its capacity to 4,000 students.

The initiative comes as Gaza’s education system struggles to recover from the war, which has severely disrupted schooling for many children.

Makkah School was launched to initially accommodate 1,000 boys and girls and is planned to eventually expand its capacity to 4,000 students. (SPA)

Ibrahim Ramadan, director of education in eastern Khan Younis, described the school’s opening as an important step toward rebuilding Gaza’s education sector.

KSrelief has also been providing food and other humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip. Its central kitchen recently distributed 25,000 hot meals to vulnerable families and individuals in central and southern Gaza.

The initiatives are part of Saudi Arabia’s broader humanitarian campaign for Gaza, which has included shelter, medical supplies and support for essential services.

The Kingdom continues to call for sustained humanitarian access and the restoration of basic services in the Palestinian territory.

Makkah School was launched to initially accommodate 1,000 boys and girls and is planned to eventually expand its capacity to 4,000 students. (SPA)