American_International_School_in_Gaza

American International School in Gaza

American International School in Gaza

School in Gaza Strip, Palestine

American International School in Gaza (Arabic: المدرسة الأميركية الدولية في غزة) is a school located in Gaza, Palestine.

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The school opened in 1999. Islamic fundamentalists criticized the schools coeducational classes and had attacked the school including bombing, looting and kidnapping.[1] In 2009 the school held summer camp and planned to hold fall classes even though the campus had been bombed by Israel Defense Forces during Gaza War (2008–09).[2] According to IDF the school was used by militants to launch rocket attacks but the school officials and local residents denied this.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Israel's destruction of U.S.-style school shocks Gazans". mcclatchydc. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  2. [2]
    Kenyon, Peter. "Despite Bombing, Gaza School Endures." National Public Radio. August 2, 2009. Retrieved on August 2, 2009.

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