'We cried instead of celebrating': War and loss shadow Gaza's top students

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Some topped Palestine. Others were killed before their results were announced Palestinian high school student Saba Rabah stands reflected through a broken mirror on a wall in al-Maghazi camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip, on 26 July 2026 (Eyad Baba/AFP) Off For most students, the General Secondary Education Certificate, known as Tawjihi in Palestine, marks the end of school and the start of a new chapter. It is usually a time of celebration, relief and hope for the future. I