American International School in Gaza

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American International School in Gaza
المدرسة الأميركية الدولية في غزة
American International School in Gaza
Beit Lahia, Gaza

Palestine
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Type Private
Established1999
Gender Co-educational
Website www.aisg.ps

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 autumn classes even though the campus had been bombed by Israeli Defense Forces during the First Gaza War. [2] According to the 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 2 "Israel's destruction of U.S.-style school shocks Gazans". mcclatchydc. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  2. ↑ Kenyon, Peter. "Despite Bombing, Gaza School Endures." National Public Radio . August 2, 2009. Retrieved on August 2, 2009.

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