Palestinian Education Ministry: Over 11,406 Palestinian Students Martyred, 500 Schools, Universities Bombed, Vandalized since Beginning of Israeli Aggression

The Palestinian Ministry of Education said that 11,406 students were martyred and 18,556 were injured since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank on October 7. The Ministry of Education affirmed in a statement that the number of students who were martyred in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the aggression reached more than 11,292, and those injured were 17,965. Meanwhile, 114 students were martyred in the West Bank and 591 others were injured. It said that 550 teachers and administrators were martyred and 3,717 were injured in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. More than 145 were detained in the West Bank. It pointed out that 362 government schools, universities, university buildings, and 65 UNRWA schools were bombed and vandalized in the Gaza Strip, causing 124 of them to be severely damaged and 62 to be completely destroyed. 84 schools and 7 universities in the West Bank were also stormed and vandalized, and 133 government schools were used as shelters in the Ga za Strip. The Ministry of Education said that 718,000 students in the Gaza Strip are still deprived of attending their schools and universities since the beginning of the aggression, while most students suffer from psychological trauma and face difficult health conditions. Source: Qatar News Agency