HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WATER POLO SOUTHERN SECTION PLAYOFFS TUESDAY’S RESULTS Second Round
DIVISION 2 Murrieta Valley 12, Palos Verdes 11 Redondo Union 7, Royal 5 Damien 13, Dana Hills 11 La Habra 13, Northwood 11 St. John Bosco 9, Pasadena Poly 5 El Segundo 18, Capistrano Valley 10 Alta Loma 13, Bonita 7 Crescenta Valley 13, Santa Monica 11
DIVISION 3 Norco 12, Camarillo 10 La Serna 9, Millikan 5 Ayala 10, Walnut 9 Troy 17, Brentwood 13 La Canada 6, Flintridge Prep 5 Elsinore 8, Redlands 7 Los Osos 14, Trabuco Hills 12 Los Altos 14, Cathedral 13
DIVISION 4 Liberty 8, San Dimas 4 Aquinas 12, Carpinteria 10 Temescal Canyon 14, Sunny Hills 11 Buena Park 8, West Covina 4 El Toro 6, Yorba Linda 5 Warren 15, Western 12 Foothill Tech 12, Pasadena 9 Laguna Hills 9, Arlington 5
DIVISION 5 Montebello 12, Keppel 5 Torrance 13, San Bernardino 5 Riverside North 10, Norte Vista 8 Anaheim 15, San Gorgonio 9 Oxnard 10, Whittier 9 Montclair 8, Lakewood 7 Hacienda Heights Wilson 10, Heritage 9 California 25, Palm Springs 9
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE (Games at 5 p.m. unless noted) Quarterfinals
DIVISION 1 Mira Costa at Westlake Mater Dei vs. Buena, site TBA Huntington Beach at Laguna Beach Yucaipa vs. Dos Pueblos, site TBA
Note:Quarterfinals (Divisions 2-5) Friday, Nov. 6 at home sites; Semifinals (Open Division) Saturday, Nov, 7 at home sites; Semifinals (Divisions 2-5) Tuesday, Nov. 10 at home sites; Semifinals (Division 1) Wednesday, Nov. 11 at home sites; Finals (all divisions) Saturday, Nov. 14 at Mt. San Antonio College.
WASHINGTON — In its latest chapter on religion in schools, the Supreme Court debated Tuesday whether Colorado may fund private preschools for 4-year-olds but exclude Catholic schools that refuse to serve same-sex parents and their children.
The court’s six conservatives, all of whom were raised Catholic, leaned in favor of ruling the state was discriminating based on religion.
The state offered funding to all preschools but said they must abide by an “equal opportunity” rule that forbids discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett said state officials “chose to impose a condition” they knew those Catholic schools “will be unable to agree to.”
In contrast, the court’s three liberals said the Catholic schools were not seeking equal treatment but a new right to discriminate.
“You are asking for a special rule for religious schools,” said Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Justice Sonia Sotomayor said the state opened the funding program to all schools, including church-related schools. “The Catholic schools are not being excluded. They’re choosing not to participate because they won’t get an exemption,” she said.
In the last decade, the court’s conservative majority has strengthened the 1st Amendment’s protection for the “free exercise of religion.”
States and local governments need not offer public funds to private groups and entities, the justices said. But if they do so, they may not single out religious schools or people and deny them public funding that is open to all.
They struck down laws in Minnesota and Maine that denied scholarships or school funds to students who enrolled in a religious school. And they ruled the city of Philadelphia could not bar Catholic social services from providing foster care because they did not work with same-sex couples.
Despite that history, Colorado adopted a strong “equal opportunity” law in 2022 to go with its new state funding for preschools.
The state voters had approved a ballot measure in 2020 to provide public funding for a year of preschool prior to kindergarten. Both public and private schools were encouraged to participate.
The state pays for 15 hours per week and provides parents about $6,000 in tuition.
Lawmakers said eligible schools must provide children “an equal opportunity to enroll regardless of race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, lack of housing, income level or disability.”
The Archdiocese of Denver oversees 34 Catholic preschools. Parents were told they must support and affirm the teachings of the church, including on matters of gender and marriage.
In light of the new funding law, the church asked for an accommodation that would allow “faith based providers to participate in the program without compromising their sincerely held religious beliefs.”
The state refused. It said “no provider may discriminate against children or families in violation of the state statute.”
St. Mary Catholic Parish in Littleton, Colo., and two of its parents sued, alleging a violation of the 1st Amendment.
Their attorneys — the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty — argued that no LGBTQ+ family has been harmed or claimed discrimination under the preschool funding law, while “thousands of Catholic families have zero Catholic preschools available to them.”
They lost before a federal judge and the 10th Circuit Court. Those judges said the state did not target the Catholic schools or treat them differently from others because of their religious beliefs.
During Tuesday’s argument, Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh voiced dismay over how this case arose.
“This seems like a would-be solution in search of a problem. Why are we here?” he asked a state attorney.
He and Barrett said same-sex couples did not seek to have their children enrolled in Catholic preschools. Meanwhile, other parents were denied state funds because of the marriage and family policies of the Catholic parishes.
The court is likely to hand down a decision in several months.
High school students in France resumed protests on a smaller scale as pupils returned from a two-week break. Dozens of schools were blockaded and students say they will continue to protest until their demands are met.
Hi, and welcome to another edition of Prep Rally. I’m Eric Sondheimer. The football playoff pairings have been announced. It’s prediction time.
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Prediction time
Quarterback Thaddeus Breaux of No. 2-seeded Hamilton in City Section Division I.
(Steve Galluzzo / For The Times)
It’s that time of year to make football playoff predictions. Let’s start with the City Section because there’s one certainty: Carson will win the Open Division.
Carson worked hard in the off season getting better on the offensive and defensive lines to support quarterback Chris Fields III. If any team wants to get close, they need to control the clock. Cleveland can be that team to at least make the Colts sweat if the Cavaliers reach the final.
In Division I, No. 2-seeded Hamilton has been making progress and its passing attack looks ready to deliver a championship. The others: Division II, watch out for 1-9 Marquez, which had a great strength of schedule. Division III, South East.
In Division 2, Chaparral is seeded No. 1 and has the chance to take advantage of being healthy and having played a tough 10-game schedule to take home the title.
Division 3 is wide open. There’s former Division 1 champions Long Beach Poly, Edison and Crespi to deal with. Poly outscored its weak Moore League opponents 199-0, so it’s hard to say if the Jackrabbits have turned things around since quarterback Trevor Scott became eligible. If it’s not an illusion, then the Jackrabbits can win it all.
Division 4: This is about who gets hot. Dana Hills, Cathedral, La Habra and Cajon all have the opportunity to be that team. La Habra went 0-5 in the tough Bravo League, but quarterback DJ Mitchell is capable of a four-game win streak.
Division 5: Mary Star let the cat out of the bag by taking Carson to the very end before losing 45-42. Oaks Christian has started playing like the Oaks Christian of old, so watch out.
Division 6: Quarterback Jack Hurst is back for Laguna Beach.
Division 7: Paramount loaded up on transfers and now gets to win a title.
Division 8: Never choose against Rio Hondo Prep.
Division 9: Lawndale has former Crenshaw coach Robert Garrett as an assistant and is 9-1. Don’t underestimate 1-9 Western. They’ve played much tougher opponents.
Division 10: Top-seeded Nogales is unbeaten for a reason. It can run and pass.
Division 11: Viewpoint is better than people think.
Division 12: Rancho Alamitos will find a way.
Division 13: Rialto is finally healthy and got an ideal division placement.
Division 14: If San Gabriel wins, it will be front page news in the San Gabriel Valley.
Mater Dei’s sideline, led by coach Raul Lara, erupts in celebration after the Monarchs pulled out a 36-35 win over St. John Bosco.
(Craig Weston / For The Times)
The final regular-season game between Mater Dei and St. John Bosco had a classic ending to another memorable rivalry game, with Mater Dei winning 36-36 on a successful two-point conversion with 7.5 seconds left. Here’s the report.
Mission Viejo won the Alpha League title over San Juan Hills. Here’s the report.
Valencia rallied to defeat Hart for the Foothill League title. Here’s the report.
Long Beach Poly didn’t allow a single point in Moore League play, outscoring its opponents 199-0.
Hoover earned its first playoff berth since 1987.
Freshman Deon’Dre Smith is having a terrific season for Bellflower at receiver. Here’s the report.
The Coliseum League ended in a three-way tie for first place among King/Drew, Dorsey and Crenshaw after Dorsey upset King/Drew, requiring all three to go to the City Section Open Division playoffs.
Marshall coach Jose Razo with his 11-year-old son, Adrian. He spent 18 years as a football assistant at Marshall.
(Aida Alrafe)
Rejected twice after interviews for head football coach at Marshall, Jose Razo decided to stay as an assistant coach. When the job opened again in 2025, he was promoted to head coach. Now the team is 10-0 and Northern League champions.
JSerra quarterback Kate Meier throws while being blitzed by Huntington Beach defender Olivia Quick during the CIF Southern Section Open Division flag football semifinals on Oct. 31, 2026.
(Steve Galluzzo / For The Times)
Unbeaten JSerra will play Newport Harbor for the Southern Section Open Division flag football title Saturday at Huntington Beach.
They’ve been considered the top two teams all season.
Mater Dei is 38-1 with its only loss coming to Santa Margarita. It has a tournament win over Sierra Canyon, which is 32-1. Also No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the state. The time will be announced early this week.
The City Section will hold its finals at Venice and Birmingham this weekend. In Tuesday’s semifinals, Venice will host Taft and Cleveland is at Palisades.
Palisades wins in tennis
Palisades High freshman Aila Monahan won her three sets at No. 1 singles in the City Section girls’ tennis finals.
(Steve Galluzzo / For The Times)
Palisades continued its domination in girls tennis with another City Section girls title.
Former Mater Dei and USC quarterback Matt Leinart remains heavily involved in sports as a TV analyst and Mater Dei supporter. He won the Heisman Trophy in 2004 and his son, Cole, is a quarterback at SMU.
Harvard-Westlake sophomore baseball player Louis Lappe is getting so good that coach Jared Halpert believes he’ll be one of the five best best players to come out of the school. The next NL MVP is likely former HW OF Pete Crow-Armstrong, so it’s big list.
This week’s @CIFSS cross country rankings were delayed a bit but here they are as we enter another weekend of action before the start of a very robust League Finals week schedule! https://t.co/mRRx3s0lga
Senior Zac O’Leary of @JSerraTF put together another excellent racing display in capturing the Trinity League Finals individual title at Central Park in 15:00.9! Here’s our interview with Zac, along with team scores and top individual finishers! https://t.co/uXvSUSxPG4
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Note: Second round (Divisions 2-8) Nov. 6 at higher seeds; Quarterfinals (Divisions 2-8) Nov. 9 at higher seeds; Semifinals (all divisions) Nov. 11 at higher seeds; Finals (Divisions I-4) Nov. 13 at University of Redlands. Finals (Divisions 5-8) Nov. 13 at The Claremont Club.
San Bernardino vs. Torrance at Redondo Union, 3 p.m.
Norte Vista at Riverside North
Anaheim at San Gorgonio
Whittier at Oxnard
Lakewood at Montclair
Heritage at Hacienda Heights Wilson
California vs. Palm Springs at Palm Springs Swim Center, 4 p.m.
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE
(Games at 5 p.m. unless noted)
Quarterfinals
DIVISION 1
Mira Costa at Westlake
Mater Dei vs. Buena, site TBA
Huntington Beach at Laguna Beach
Yucaipa vs. Dos Pueblos, site TBA
Note:Quarterfinals (Divisions 2-5) Friday, Nov. 6 at home sites; Semifinals (Open Division) Saturday, Nov, 7 at home sites; Semifinals (Divisions 2-5) Tuesday, Nov. 10 at home sites; Semifinals (Division 1) Wednesday, Nov. 11 at home sites; Finals (all divisions) Saturday, Nov. 14 at Mt. San Antonio College.
Note:Second Round (Divisions 2-5) Tuesday, Nov. 3, at home sites; Quarterfinals (Division 1) Thursday, Nov. 5 ,at home sites; Quarterfinals (Divisions 2-5) Friday, Nov. 6, at home sites; Semifinals (Open Division) Saturday, Nov, 7, at home sites; Semifinals (Divisions 2-5) Tuesday, Nov. 10, at home sites; Semifinals (Division 1) Wednesday, Nov. 11, at home sites; Finals (all divisions) Saturday, Nov. 14, at Mt. San Antonio College.
Gaza City— Mohammed Hamad, 14, was on his way home from school in Deir el-Balah on October 17 when an Israeli strike targeted the road he was travelling along.
He had finished classes at the makeshift school and was walking home through the al-Baraka neighbourhood with his 10-year-old brother, Abdullah. Mohammed was killed in the strike along with another man. Abdullah survived.
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Mohammed was Riyad Hamad’s third child, an eighth-grade student among the top pupils in his class. His loss is difficult for the 44-year-old father to comprehend.
“He was not just my son, he was my friend,” Hamad told Al Jazeera from his family tent in Deir el-Balah. “He was doing so well. May God have mercy on him.”
The family has struggled to come to terms with the death of a boy whose schoolwork and achievements had been a source of pride.
“Mohammed used to ask me: ‘How am I with you?’ I swear, I never asked him for anything more,” he said.
The loss has also left a deep mark on Abdullah, who now fears losing his father, too.
“He has become very afraid of going to school. They used to go together every day and come back together. Now he cannot come to terms with having to go on his own,” Hamad said.
“We are living in fear. When I go out into the streets, I swear I am afraid. Even when I am walking or sitting in a car, my heart is filled with fear … Why should our children have to live with this constant fear and anxiety, even until the last moment?
“Enough is enough. The child is supposed to bury his father, not the father bury his child. They have turned the order of things upside down.”
The gradual return of children to school – even in makeshift classrooms and tents – had offered families in Gaza some hope of restoring a sense of normality after years of disruptions.
But Israeli air raids and sniper fire have continued, despite a ceasefire being established last October for Gaza. Since then, Israel has killed at least 1,574 Palestinians and injured 5,687 in Gaza, according to the enclave’s Ministry of Health.
The academic year resumed in Gaza on September 19, after nearly three years of disruptions caused by Israel’s war – and with it came more Israeli strikes.
Ten children aged from six to 16 and a teacher were killed between October 18 and 24. In a statement last Sunday, the Ministry of Education said that two girls were wounded during morning assembly at Muradiya School in Jabalia on October 21. Five students were also injured, some critically, in an attack on the Islamic University campus in Gaza City on Sunday.
The ministry called for urgent international action to protect students, schools and universities in Gaza.
The risks are particularly high for schools located near the so-called “Yellow Line”, a point that divided Gaza’s territory between Israeli and Palestinian control as part of the October 2025 “ceasefire” agreement. The line has moved westward to give Israel control of more than 65 percent of Gaza, according to the United Nations, up from the 53 percent agreed upon a year ago
At least 66 Palestinian children have been killed close to the Yellow Line, and pupils and teachers travelling near this zone remain in mortal danger from Israeli snipers and bombs.
On October 21, Suad Abd Rabbo, a fourth-grade student, went to school carrying her bag and books. Not long afterwards, her older sister rushed home shouting that Suad had been shot.
“I ran out barefoot,” Suad’s mother, Aliaa Abd Rabbo, recalled. “When I saw her, I was confused. I didn’t know what to do. She was bleeding, crying and screaming.”
Aliaa Abd Rabbo with her daughter Suad, who was shot while standing in her school queue [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/Al Jazeera]
The bullet struck Suad above the knee and lodged in a sensitive area close to her nerves and tendons. She was rushed to hospital, where doctors warned that trying to remove it could cause paralysis. They operated on Suad but were still unable to extract the bullet, which remains in her leg.
Abd Rabbo remembers when Suad came round from the anaesthesia after surgery and started reciting a passage she had been preparing for a school dictation exercise.
“‘O symbol of generosity and resilience … When I feel tired, I sit under an olive tree in the yard of our home, and feel rested after the exhaustion,” her mother recalled her saying.
Suad has since been discharged from hospital and has returned to her tent, where she remains unable to walk or move around. She needs surgery abroad to fully recover, but with Israel tightly controlling exit and entry from Gaza, her prospects of proper treatment are remote.
“Suad is now deeply frustrated. She cries and asks: ‘Why did this happen to me? Why was I targeted? What did I do?’” Abd Rabbo said.
Israeli tanks, military vehicles and cranes regularly open fire close to their tent in northern Gaza, particularly after sunset. Families often have to lie flat on the ground for hours to avoid the stray bullets that ricochet through the camp.
“My heart hurts when I send the girls to school. I told my husband I regret coming back from the south,” Abd Rabbo said about their return home to Jabalia after fleeing to Deir el-Balah during the war.
Another girl was also injured on the same day as Suad as students at Muradiya School were preparing for assembly at about 10:30am, Naim Aloush, the school’s principal, said.
“The girls had formed two lines … one suddenly screamed and fell to the ground … another girl standing nearby was struck by a bullet in her side,” she told Al Jazeera.
Teachers rushed to the girls and found that Suad had been shot while the second pupil, Amina Khader, a fifth-grade student, sustained a minor injury to her abdomen.
Aloush said the shooting sent fear through the school, with parents rushing to collect their children.
Naima Aloush, principal of Muradiya School for Girls in Jabalia near the “Yellow Line” [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera]
Pupils who had witnessed the incident were left terrified, and the school saw a marked increase in absenteeism in the days that followed.
The principal sees this incident as part of wider dangers facing the school in the al-Ghubari area, west of Jabalia al-Balad, consisting of 20 educational tents and serving about 1,000 pupils in the surrounding community, close to the Yellow Line.
Aloush said stray bullets or projectiles – from Israeli artillery, quadcopter drones and snipers – still regularly hit the school.
“Education is under fire, and our whole lives are under fire. At any moment, there can be gunfire. It is not light … it comes down like rain,” she told Al Jazeera.
“Every day, I come to school with my hand over my heart, afraid that one of my pupils or a member of the teaching staff might be hit.”
Amina, the other child injured along with Suad, has been left deeply traumatised by the incident, her father, Khaled Khader, said.
Khaled Khader with his daughter Amina, who was injured by Israeli gunfire at school several days ago. [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera]
Khader said he rushed to the school after hearing that Amina had been injured and carried his daughter to a nearby clinic.
“There was terror, absolute terror. My daughter was in shock. She broke down, started screaming and collapsed,” Khader told Al Jazeera.
“Thank God she is safe … but the psychological impact of what happened will take years to overcome.”
Amina has since been afraid to return to school. Her family tried taking her back once, but she left early, unable to bear the sound of the gunfire.
“She is now afraid of the school itself. She keeps dreaming about her classmate lying there with blood running from her,” Khader said.
He said the incident had also left him afraid for the rest of his children and his wife, with Israeli air raids, random gunfire and shelling continuing to affect streets near the school.
“We are confused about what to do. Do we keep our children away from school and deprive them of their education, or do we send them out, knowing that they could be targeted at any moment?” Khader said. “A student needs stability to be able to learn. But we have no stability, and there are no alternatives.”
Orange Lutheran vs. Huntington Beach at Westminster
Yucaipa vs. San Clemente at Vista Hermosa Sports Park
Los Alamitos at Dos Pueblos
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE
First Round
OPEN DIVISION
Beckman at Newport Harbor, 2 p.m.
Loyola at Oaks Christian, 11 a.m.
Corona del Mar at Harvard-Westlake, 1 p.m.
Santa Margarita at JSerra, 3 p.m.
Note:Second Round (Divisions 2-5) Tuesday, Nov. 3 at home sites; Quarterfinals (Division 1) Thursday, Nov. 5 at home sites; Quarterfinals (Divisions 2-5) Friday, Nov. 6 at home sites; Semifinals (Open Division) Saturday, Nov, 7 at home sites; Semifinals (Divisions 2-5) Tuesday, Nov. 10 at home sites; Semifinals (Division 1) Wednesday, Nov. 11 at home sites; Finals (all divisions) Saturday, Nov. 14 at Mt. San Antonio College.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VOLLEYBALL WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS Quarterfinals
DIVISION 3 Cerritos Valley Christian d. Santa Ana Foothill, 3-2 Newport Beach d. Thousand Oaks, 3-2 Corona del Mar d. La Salle, 3-1 Crescenta Valley d. Windward, 3-2
DIVISION 5 Liberty d. Canyon Country Canyon, 3-2 El Toro d. St. Anthony, 3-0 Westridge d. Irvine, 3-1 La Serna d. Quartz Hill, 3-0
DIVISION 7 Tustin d. Sacred Heart of Jesus, 3-1 Placentia Valencia d. Barstow, 3-0 Northview d. Beverly Hills, 3-0 Fullerton d. Rio Hondo Prep, 3-1
DIVISION 9 Rancho Mirage d. St. Monica Academy, 3-2 Azusa d. Nogales, 3-0 Desert Christian Academy d. Jurupa Hills, 3-1 Twentynine Palms d. Buena Park, 3-2
DIVISION 11 Arroyo d. Mesrobian, 3-0 Newport Christian vs. La Sierra Academy, Thursday Tarbut V’ Torah d. Santa Clara, 3-0 Norton Science Academy at Downey Calvary Chapel, Thursday
SATURDAY’S SCHEDULE (Games at 6 pm. unless noted) Pool Play
DIVISION 1 Pool A #4 Oaks Christian at #1 Mater Dei, 2 p.m. #8 Harvard-Westlake at #5 Santa Margarita, 2:30 p.m.
Pool B #7 Marymount at #6 Los Alamitos, 12 p.m. #3 Mira Costa at #2 Sierra Canyon, 4:30 p.m.
Semifinals
DIVISION 2 Redondo Union at San Juan Hills, 4 p.m. Murrieta Valley at Long Beach Poly
DIVISION 3 Cerritos Christian at Newbury Park Crescenta Valley at Corona del Mar, 11 a.m.
DIVISION 4 Vista Murrieta at Portola, 11 a.m. Santa Barbara at Glendora, 2 p.m.
DIVISION 5 El Toro at Liberty La Serna at Westridge
DIVISION 6 Villa Park at Capistrano Valley Christian, 4 p.m. Castaic at Lakewood
DIVISION 7 Placentia Valencia at Tustin Fullerton at Northview
DIVISION 8 San Gabriel Academy at San Jacinto Valley Academy Rio Mesa at Geffen Academy, 5 p.m.
DIVISION 9 Rancho Mirage at Azusa Twentynine Palms at Desert Christian Academy
DIVISION 10 Orange at Adelanto Cornerstone Christian at La Quinta
DIVISION 11 Arroyo vs. Newport Christian /La Sierra Academy / Pacific Lutheran Tarbut V’ Torah vs. Norton Science Academy / Downey Calvary Chapel
Note: Finals (Division 1 Sat., Nov. 7 at Cerritos College, all other divisions Friday, Nov. 6 or Sat., Nov. 7, times TBA).
CITY SECTION PLAYOFFS WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS At Balboa Tennis Center Finals
OPEN DIVISION #1 Palisades 20, #2 Granada Hills 9.5
THURSDAY’S SCHEDULE (Matches at 12:30 p.m. unless noted) Quarterfinals
DIVISION I #8 Eagle Rock at #1 GALA #5 SOCES at #4 Chatsworth #8 North Hollywood at #3 Venice #10 L.A. Marshall at #2 El Camino Real
DIVISION II #9 Fairfax at #1 Granada Hills Kennedy #12 New West at #4 South East #6 South Gate at #3 Wilmington Banning #7 Downtown Magnets at #2 LACES
Note: Division I-II semifinals Monday, Nov. 2 at 12:30 p.m. at higher seeds; Division I-II finals Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 11 .a.m. at higher seeds.
![Aliaa Abd Rabbo with her daughter Suad, who was shot while standing in her school queue. [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera]](https://i0.wp.com/www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/873A4770-copy-1793432844.jpg?w=640&ssl=1)
![Naima Aloush, principal of Muradiya School for Girls in Jabalia near the Yellow Line. [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera]](https://i0.wp.com/www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/873A4656-copy-1793432751.jpg?w=640&ssl=1)
![Khaled Khader with his daughter Amina, who was injured by Israeli gunfire at school several days ago. [Abdelhakim Abu Riash/ Al Jazeera]](https://i0.wp.com/www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/873A4967-copy-1793432804.jpg?w=640&ssl=1)
