UNRWA schools in Jerusalem stay closed as thousands of Palestinian pupils return to classrooms

LONDON: Six schools operated by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East remained closed in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday, for the first time in the agency’s history in the city following an Israeli ban in May. About 46,000 Palestinian refugee children returned to UNRWA schools in the occupied West Bank, while 800 pupils from closed schools in Jerusalem had to enroll at alternative institutions. UNRWA schools welcomed 5,000 pupils who entered their first-year classes on Monday.

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