Palestinians suffer

05 October 2007 - 02:00
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GAZA - A third of Palestinian children at United Nations schools in Hamas-run Gaza struggle to read and write because violence and an Israeli blockade are disrupting their education.

GAZA - A third of Palestinian children at United Nations schools in Hamas-run Gaza struggle to read and write because violence and an Israeli blockade are disrupting their education.

Children in the Gaza Strip are lagging way behind Palestinian refugee students elsewhere.

In Syria, Lebanon and Jordan children scored well in exams and outperformed their peers in government schools.- Reuters