Gaza’s Visually and Hearing-Impaired Children Miss School Due to Israel’s War

In Gaza, 13-year-old Kenan al-Sabaa is struggling to continue his education in a temporary learning space after the Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children’s building was partly destroyed and turned into a shelter. Israel’s siege has left his family unable to find batteries and parts to repair his hearing aid. Kenan missed school entirely during the first year of the war and now attends classes for only a few hours a week, leaving him far behind. His father, Tamer, fears renewed large-scale attacks could force him to stop attending again.