Thousands of students in Gaza sat and passed the Tawjihi (the Palestinian high school matriculation examination) this year, with results announced on 24 July, amid ongoing conflict that has killed more than 1,100 students who were registered to sit the exams. Among those celebrating were three siblings from Khan Younis — Sama, Abdullah, and Nada Musa — who each scored above 94 percent despite displacement, physical disabilities, and the psychological toll of war. Palestinian education authorities say some 36,900 students in Gaza took the exams this year, studying in tents, shelters, and bombed-out schools where, according to the United Nations, more than 97 percent of educational facilities have been damaged or destroyed since the conflict began.