Gaza schools damaged by Israeli bombing will be exposed to the cold and rain this winter unless Israel relaxes its blockade to permit the import of windows, doors and building materials… Officials of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and Gaza’s Education Ministry say thousands of pupils face “darkness and cold” this winter in poorly lit and sparsely furnished schoolrooms. Ministry spokesman Khaled Radi said more than 170 schools that suffered some damaged in the three-week Israeli offensive from December 27 to January 18 had not yet been repaired. “Thousands of our children will have to study in rooms without electricity or heating,” Radi said. (Reuters)
