Tragedy strikes as 10,043 Palestinian students are killed and 16,423 injured in the Israeli aggression on Gaza and the West Bank. The Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education revealed the devastating figures, with 9,936 students killed in Gaza alone and 15,897 injured.
Not limited to students, 504 teachers and administrators met the same fate, with 107 students killed in the West Bank and 526 injured. To add to the chaos, 390 students were also arrested during this period.
The destruction extends to infrastructure, with 119 government schools in Gaza severely damaged and over 62 completely destroyed. In the West Bank, 69 schools were vandalized and 5 universities repeatedly raided and vandalized.
Heartbreakingly, over 620,000 students in Gaza are unable to attend school due to the occupation. The damage inflicted on educational institutions is severe, with 20 universities in Gaza severely damaged and 31 buildings completely flattened.
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