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Palestinian high school students arrive at the Al-Azhar Institute campus in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, south of Gaza City, Gaza, Palestine to take their simultaneous 'Tawjihi' university entrance examinations on 2 June 2026. [Getty]
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Palestinian high school students arrive at the Al-Azhar Institute campus in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, south of Gaza City, Gaza, Palestine to take their simultaneous 'Tawjihi' university entrance examinations on 2 June 2026. [Getty]
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