Over 10,000 palestinian Students Killed By Israeli aggression since Oct Last Year

GAZA, Aug 6 (Bernama-WAFA) -- About 10,043 Palestinian students were killed and 16,432 others injured since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank on Oct 7, last year, according to Palestine’s Education Ministry.

Palestinian news agency (WAFA) reported the Ministry said in a statement that the number of students who were killed in the Gaza Strip reached more than 9,936, and those who were injured reached 15,897.

In the West Bank, 107 students were reportedly killed and 526 others were injured.

It pointed out that 504 teachers and administrators were killed 3,426 were injured in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and more than 117 were detained in the West Bank.

The Ministry also affirmed that 119 government schools in the Gaza Strip were severely damaged, and more than 62 schools were completely destroyed, while 191 government schools and those affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) were bombed and vandalised.

It added that said that around 20 universities were severely damaged, and more than 31 university buildings were completely destroyed, and 57 partially destroyed in the Strip.

In the West Bank, 69 schools were vandalised and five universities were repeatedly raided.

More than 620,000 students in the Gaza Strip, including 39,000 high school students were deprived of attending their schools, while most students suffer from psychological trauma and face difficult health conditions, WAFA reported

-- BERNAMA-WAFA