Ramallah - Ma'an - Abu Shkhidim Girls Secondary School from Birzeit District qualified to the final stage of the National Knowledge Competition in its seventh season 2023/2024 after defeating Sarta Girls Secondary School from Salfit District. The regional competitions for the second, third, and semi-final rounds of the National Knowledge Competition were held today, Saturday, in the Forum Hall of the Yasser Arafat Museum in the city of Ramallah, in the presence of the Minister of Education and Higher Education, Dr. Amjad Barham, and Director General of the Yasser Arafat Foundation, Dr. Ahmed Sobh, Assistant Undersecretary for Student Affairs at the Ministry, Sadiq Al-Khadour, Director General of Student Activities, Hamid Abu Makho, Director General of Jericho Education, Muhammad Al-Hawash, and a staff from the Ministry, its directorates, and the institution. In the first episode; The Sarta Girls Secondary School from Salfit District won, while Talfit Girls Secondary School from the South Nablus District won second place, and the Regular Girls Secondary School from the Jerusalem District won third place. As for the second episode; Abu Shkhaidim Girls' Secondary School from Birzeit District won first place, second place was Deir Qadis Girls' Secondary School from Ramallah and Al-Bireh District, and third place was Fatima Al-Zahra' School from Jericho District. Due to the genocide to which our people are exposed in the Gaza Strip, the students of the Strip's schools were unable to participate this year, as the occupation deliberately fights all aspects of life, including security, stability, and education, by all means. In this context; Minister Barham stressed the centrality of this competition in rooting national culture, instilling values ??among students, and enhancing their spirit of loyalty and belonging. He valued the partnership with the Yasser Arafat Foundation through organizing this competition, which constitutes a highly influential and important annual event, and the efforts of all those responsible for it from the educational family. The Yasser Arafat Foundation and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education are organizing this competition for the seventh year in a row in cooperation with the General Authority for Radio and Television. It is a competition in the field of national culture for school students in the governorates of the country, which aims to increase awareness of the contemporary Palestinian reality, enhance the national identity of the rising Palestinian generations, and spread culture. Museum. It should be noted that all episodes of the competition are recorded and broadcast on Palestine TV, and through the website of the Yasser Arafat Foundation http://www.yaf.ps . Source: Maan News Agency