RAMALLAH, Thursday, November 2, 2023 (WAFA) - The number of people killed from the higher education community since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7 reached 439, including 427 students and 12 employees and academics, 85% of them were in the Gaza Strip, according to the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.
It said in a statement today that nine higher education buildings were completely or partially damaged in the Gaza Strip in the Israeli strikes and two in the West Bank.
Education was disrupted in 19 higher education institutions in the Gaza Strip, which led to 88,000 students being deprived of education, added the ministry, pointing out that face-to-face education has been disrupted in all 34 academic institutions in the West Bank affecting more than 138,800 students as a result of the difficulty and danger of movement of students and staff due to the occupation’s military checkpoints and its ongoing attacks.
In addition, there are hundreds of detainees in the West Bank and thousands of wounded in the Gaza Strip from the higher education community who could be counted for so far, said the Ministry.
It noted that 555 students who have scholarships to study outside the Gaza Strip were unable to join their universities due to the ongoing aggression.
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