Gaza students with overseas university offers, scholarships remain trapped

Electricity was scarce and the bombs kept falling, but each evening, Mahmoud Aldaya left his family’s tent in a displacement camp in southern Gaza, in search of enough internet signal to submit his assignments.Much of his university work was done remotely because Israel’s genocide had devastated Gaza’s higher education system. Despite the conditions, the 24-year-old finished at the top of his class at Gaza University.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4In Yemen, dates provide lifeline for farmers with few economic optionslist 2 of 4EU or Eurasia: Why Putin sparred with Armenia’s PMlist 3 of 4Summer transfers 2026: All to know as Premier League signings break recordslist 4 of 4Trumpism is changing world orderend of listWith little prospect of continuing his education in Gaza, Aldaya looked abroad. He secured a scholarship at the University of Limerick in Ireland, which issued a letter supporting his application to leave the enclave.But the academic year has begun without him. In August, the Irish government refused his visa. He now remains in Gaza City, where an Israeli drone attack last week killed at least three people, including two children, and wounded eight others.“R...