Men load newly-fabricated school desks made from re-purposed old wooden pallets and scrap wood onto a motor cart from a workshop in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City on September 14, 2026. Since the war in Gaza erupted in October 2023, the vast majority of Gaza's school and educational buildings have been damaged or destroyed by airstrikes or shelling, leaving tens of thousands of children without access to formal education. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP via Getty Images)