GAZA, July 8, 2025 (WAFA) – The Ministry of Education and Higher Education reported that since the start of the Israeli aggression on Gaza and the West Bank on October 7, 2023, a total of 18,243 students have been killed and 31,643 injured.

According to the ministry’s statement on Tuesday, over 17,175 students were killed and 26,264 injured in Gaza, while 140 students were killed and 927 injured in the West Bank, with an additional 768 students detained.

The toll on educators and administrative staff is also severe, with 928 killed or injured and 4,452 wounded across Gaza and the West Bank, alongside more than 199 arrests in the West Bank.

The ministry highlighted widespread damage to educational infrastructure: 252 public schools in Gaza have suffered serious damage, including the complete destruction of over 118 schools. Furthermore, 91 government schools and 91 schools run by UNRWA have been shelled or vandalized, alongside the total destruction of 60 university buildings.

In the West Bank, 152 schools and eight universities and colleges were raided and damaged, with fences at several schools in Jenin, Tulkarm, Salfit, and Tubas also destroyed.

Due to the ongoing aggression, university classes have been conducted online.

The ministry also noted that the Israeli occupation forced the Bedouin community of the Al-Ka’abneh school in Jericho into forced displacement following attacks and the confiscation of its contents.

It further stated that 25 schools, along with their students and teachers, have been removed from the official education registry.

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