The genocidal Israeli war in the Gaza Strip has deliberately targeted all aspects of life in the besieged enclave, including the educational system. Its destruction is an integral part of the Israeli plan to collectively punish and eradicate Palestinians in Gaza after the Hamas-led 7 October 2023 attacks in Israel.
The educational system, which the global COVID-19 pandemic had already disrupted, has received hit after hit from Israeli missiles and artillery.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Education, the Israeli military has killed more than 9,900 students in Gaza and wounded nearly 16,000 more between 7 October and early August 2024. More than 500 teachers, lecturers, professors and education staff have also been killed, and more than 3,400 others injured, mostly in the Gaza Strip but in the West Bank as well…..more
