Occupied Palestine: 11,000 students martyred since October 7

RAMALLAH - At least 11,000 students have been martyred and more than 17,700 others have been injured since the start of the Zionist aggression against Palestinians on October 7, said the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education.

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In a report published Tuesday, the ministry noted that “10,888 students were killed and 17,224 injured in Gaza, while in the occupied West Bank 113 students were killed, 548 injured and 429 students were arrested.”

The ministry also emphasized that “529 teachers and administrative staff members were killed and 3,686 others were injured in Gaza and the West Bank, and 129 staff members were arrested in the West Bank.” 

The report indicated that “362 public schools, universities and university buildings, as well as 65 facilities managed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) were bombed and damaged in Gaza. Among these, 124 were severely damaged and 62 were completely destroyed. In the West Bank, 69 schools and five universities were attacked and vandalized. In addition, 133 public schools in Gaza have been converted into shelters.” [/ecr]