2 Years of War: Over 20,080 Students Killed or Injured in Palestine
19,932 students killed and 30,102 injured in Gaza; 148 killed and 1,045 injured in West Bank; 1,037 teachers and administrators killed, 4,757 injured.
LONDON: The Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education revealed on Tuesday that a total of 19,932 students have been killed and 30,102 injured during Israel's two-year war on Gaza.
In the occupied West Bank, 148 students were killed and 1,045 injured as a result of Israeli attacks, while 846 people were arrested.
The combined toll in the territories now stands at 20,080 students killed or injured.
Furthermore, 1,037 teachers and administrators have been killed, 4,757 injured, and more than 228 arrested in Gaza and the West Bank.
In Gaza, 179 government schools and 63 university buildings have been destroyed, according to the Palestinian Wafa news agency.
Additionally, 18 government schools and over 100 UN Relief and Works Agency schools were damaged by bombs or vandals.
In the West Bank, Israeli authorities demolished Amira Elementary School in Yatta, south of Hebron, and Aqaba Elementary School in Tubas.
Eight universities and colleges have been targeted by repeated raids and vandalism, Wafa reported.
Several countries and international organizations, including a UN commission of inquiry, have accused Israeli authorities of genocide over their actions during the war in Gaza.
In the occupied West Bank, 148 students were killed and 1,045 injured as a result of Israeli attacks, while 846 people were arrested.
The combined toll in the territories now stands at 20,080 students killed or injured.
Furthermore, 1,037 teachers and administrators have been killed, 4,757 injured, and more than 228 arrested in Gaza and the West Bank.
In Gaza, 179 government schools and 63 university buildings have been destroyed, according to the Palestinian Wafa news agency.
Additionally, 18 government schools and over 100 UN Relief and Works Agency schools were damaged by bombs or vandals.
In the West Bank, Israeli authorities demolished Amira Elementary School in Yatta, south of Hebron, and Aqaba Elementary School in Tubas.
Eight universities and colleges have been targeted by repeated raids and vandalism, Wafa reported.
Several countries and international organizations, including a UN commission of inquiry, have accused Israeli authorities of genocide over their actions during the war in Gaza.