JAKARTA - The Palestinian Ministry of Education said 5,424 students had been killed and 9,193 others injured since Israel launched military aggression on October 7 in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
The ministry said since the start of the aggression, the number of students killed in the Gaza Strip has reached more than 5,379 people and 8,888 injured, while in the West Bank, 48 students have died, 305 students injured, and 97 others detained.
Reported by ANTARA from WAFA, Tuesday, February 27, in the Gaza Strip, 255 teachers and school administrators were also killed and 891 others injured, while in the West Bank, six people were reported injured and more than 73 others detained, the statement read.
According to the ministry, 286 public schools and 65 schools affiliated with the UN Agency for Refugees (UNRWA) in the Gaza Strip were destroyed and damaged, 111 of which were badly damaged and 40 others destroyed.
A total of 57 schools in the West Bank were also attacked and damaged, while 133 public schools in the Gaza Strip were used as shelters.
The ministry revealed that 620,000 students in the Gaza Strip had been banned from school since the start of the aggression. Most students experience psychological trauma and face poor health conditions.
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