This article was originally published by the IMEMC and is republished with permission.

John Ging, UNRWA's Director of Operations in Gaza announced that the association will grant nearly 20,000,000 NIS (nearly $6M) to the students of UNRWA schools in the Gaza Strip in order to help them in buying stationary and supplies needed to start the new school year, the Palestinian Infromation Center reported.

During a celebration honoring high school graduates held by the UNRWA in Gaza, Ging said that the association is practicing utmost efforts to ease the situation in Gaza amidst the ongoing Israeli siege.

He demanded Egypt and Israel to act immediately and open the Rafah and Eretz Crossings in order to improve the situation in Gaza as the residents are living is despair and poverty.

Ging added that there are more than 300 students who are stuck in Gaza, and for the second year cannot reach their universities abroad which is a direct violation to the basic principles of human rights.