Palestinian boys walk past buildings which were destroyed by Israeli strikes on their way to school in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City on September 14, 2014 on the first day of the new school year. [Xinhua photo]
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Half a million children in Gaza start the new school year on Sunday three weeks late as a result of the devastating 50-day war between Israel and Hamas.