12.820 Palestinian Students Killed In Israeli Attack Since October 2023

Israeli military operations in Gaza. (Source: Israel Defense Forces)

JAKARTA - The Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Education said 12,820 students were killed and 21,351 others injured since the start of Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank last October.

The Ministry of Education explained in a statement Tuesday that the number of students killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the aggression on October 7, 2023 reached more than 12,701, and injured reached 20,702, while 119 students died in the West Bank and 649 were injured, in addition to arresting 542 people, quoted from WAFA December 24.

Furthermore, the ministry said, there were 619 teachers and principals who were presumed dead, 3,831 others were injured in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and more than 158 people were detained in the West Bank.

The Ministry of Education also revealed that around 171 government schools were badly damaged, 77 schools were completely destroyed, in addition to 191 schools being bombed and damaged, including 65 schools affiliated with the United Nations Aid and Work Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA).

In addition, 20 higher education institutions were badly damaged, while 51 university buildings were completely destroyed and 57 buildings were partially destroyed.

In the West Bank, 109 schools were damaged, and 7 universities and universities were targeted by repeated occupation attacks, vandalism, and destruction of their contents.

The ministry added that around 788,000 students in the Gaza Strip lost the opportunity to attend school until college due to war, most students suffered psychological trauma and faced difficult health conditions.