Gaza City541,000 students returned to school, the ministry said.
About 700,000 children missed nearly three straight school years, UNICEF said.
UNICEF says 98% of school buildings are damaged, so classes run in tents without desks or textbooks.
Director Inaam al-Batreekhi says her tent school cannot hold classes when rain comes.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 30+ reports worldwide
- Al Jazeera Online leans favorable
- foregrounds emotional restoration of routine after three years of displacement, mother's comparison to Eid celebration
Sources: Al Jazeera Online