The Ministry of Education and Higher Education said that 16,607 students have been martyred and 26,271 injured since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank on October 7, 2023.
The Ministry of Education stated in a statement on Tuesday that the number of students killed in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the aggression has reached more than 16,470, and those injured have reached 25,374. Meanwhile, in the West Bank, 137 students were killed, 897 others were injured, and 754 were arrested.
She noted that 914 teachers and administrators were martyred and 4,363 were injured in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and more than 196 were arrested in the West Bank.
She pointed out that 352 public schools were severely damaged as a result of the occupation's aggression, including the complete destruction of 111 schools, while 91 public schools and 89 schools affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) were bombed and vandalized. In addition, 20 higher education institutions were severely damaged, as 60 university buildings were completely destroyed. 152 schools and 8 universities in the West Bank were stormed and vandalized, in addition to the destruction of the walls of a number of schools in Jenin, Tulkarm, and the towns of Bruqin and Kafr al-Dik, west of Salfit.
The Ministry of Education confirmed that 788,000 students in the Gaza Strip have been barred from attending their schools and universities since the start of the aggression. Furthermore, for the second year in a row, high school students in the Strip have been prevented from taking their exams, while arrangements are underway to hold the exams in the West Bank starting Saturday, June 21, 2025.
She added that the occupation has continued to close six UNRWA schools in Jerusalem and its suburbs since May 8.
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Ministry of Education: 16,607 students have been martyred and 111 schools destroyed since the beginning of the aggression.