15,000 Palestinian students killed in Israeli genocidal war on Gaza

GAZA, Jan. 23 (YPA) – The recent Israeli aggression on Gaza has resulted in the death and disappearance of more than 15,000 Palestinian children of school age.

The Gaza-based The Ministry of Education stated In a statement, the ministry indicated that preliminary statistics reveal the death and disappearance of more than 800 education sector workers and the injury of 50,000 male and female students.

“The 95 percent of school and educational buildings were directly damaged, while 85 percent of them were completely or partially out of service due to their destruction, in addition to over 140 administrative and academic facilities, including their equipment, laboratories, clinics and libraries, were destroyed,” it added.

The ministry’s statement estimated the losses of the education sector at over 3 billion dollars, stressing that thousands of children were exposed to shocking experiences and unprecedented psychological pressures, which led to the emergence of psychological symptoms and trauma that require specialized interventions.

It called on media outlets and human rights institutions to document the occupation crimes against children and deprive them of their right to education, and to prosecute Tel Aviv before international bodies and courts.

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