Egyptian committee opens 19 schools in Gaza as mission expands to education

Egypt's committee in the Gaza Strip has opened 19 schools, extending its work beyond food and health aid to education and rubble removal.

• The schools were opened in Egyptian camps in Gaza, including a model school for orphans inside the Egyptian orphan care home.
• Committee spokesperson Mohamed Mansour said the openings came under a direct mandate from President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
• Mansour said Egypt now supports more than 400 schools across the Strip and is providing aid to 140 families of martyrs.
• Mansour said Egyptian relief and educational convoys will continue without interruption, with education a declared top priority.