News Center- The Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education has issued a statement on the number of students killed and injured in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on October 7, 2023.

More than 11,406 students have been killed and 17,965 others injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank since October 7,2023, according to the statement published by the Palestinian news agency WAFA on Tuesday.

114 students have been killed and 591 others injured in the West Bank, the statement said, adding that 550 teachers and administrators have been killed and 3,717 others injured in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

According to the statement, 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 seven universities in the West Bank were also stormed and vandalized, and 133 government schools have been used as shelters for displaced people in the Gaza Strip.

718,000 students deprived of education in Gaza

In the Gaza Strip, 718,000 students are still deprived of attending their schools and universities since the beginning of the Israeli aggression and most students suffer from psychological trauma and face difficult health conditions, the statement said.