After the Israeli army destroyed all 12 universities in the enclave, online education programs have been launched to make up the shortfall, and now thousands of students in Gaza attend classes every day.
Narmin al-Zeitonia earned her bachelor's degree in agricultural science in early May, graduating at the top of her class at Gaza's Al-Azhar University. Yet the university, just like the other 11 higher education institutions in the Gaza Strip, had been reduced to rubble by Israeli bombings in the fall of 2023.