Between scholasticide and genocide, 'Israel' rendering Gaza unlivable
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The ongoing Israeli war has severely impacted educational infrastructure in Gaza, with 76% of schools in the Strip suffering direct damage from targeted attacks.
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A Palestinian child navigates through heavy damage to a UNRWA school sheltering displaced persons the day after a nearby house was targeted by Israeli bombardment in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, June 21, 2024. (AP Photo /Jehad Alshrafi)
In a concerning development, the Global Education Cluster has highlighted that over 76% of schools in Gaza require immediate reconstruction or substantial rehabilitation to resume functioning, the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees UNRWA posted on X.
Despite these challenges, UNRWA affirmed its commitment to providing essential learning activities to students, emphasizing the critical importance of education as a fundamental human right.
In #Gaza, over 76% of schools need reconstructing or require major rehabilitation to be functional again, according to @GlobalEdCluster.
— UNRWA (@UNRWA) June 21, 2024
Despite this, @UNRWA teams continue to reach children with play & learning activities.
Education is a fundamental human right.#CeasefireNow pic.twitter.com/G0cWR9NWDw
In its post, UNRWA reiterated its call for a ceasefire, stressing the critical need for stability to facilitate the rebuilding of essential services and infrastructure in Gaza.
'Israel' deliberately reduced Gaza schools, health centers to rubble
Last month, a Geneva-based rights group accused "Israel" of deliberately demolishing schools and medical facilities, including those operated by UNRWA, during its ongoing genocide in Gaza.
According to a statement released by the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med), Israeli attacks destroyed several schools and a medical clinic in Gaza City's al-Zaytoun neighborhood, forcing numerous families to be forcibly displaced.
lsrael soldiers cheering
— Muhammad Smiry 🇵🇸 (@MuhammadSmiry) March 31, 2024
as they detonate a SCHOOL in Gaza. pic.twitter.com/EmEgOI26Hc
Euro-Med condemned "Israel's" militarization of civilian buildings like hospitals and schools, in violation of international law. It called on the international community to pressure "Israel" to halt attacks on schools and safeguard educational institutions in Gaza from further military assaults.
Israeli military raised the Israeli flag inside a school in Gaza.
— Khalissee (@Kahlissee) January 16, 2024
It is Israel and NOT Hamas who has systematically used schools as a military bases for military operations in Gaza. (Not Hamas, but Israel!) pic.twitter.com/9cnPuoF07H
In April, UNRWA said that it uncovered thousands of pounds of explosives inside schools and on roads after Israeli troops pulled out from Khan Younis.
'Israel' killed over 100 scholars, academics in Gaza genocide
The Israeli occupation forces had murdered more than 100 scholars and academics during the ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, the government media office in Gaza said on May 16.
At the time, the government office further pointed out that this step was a clear message from the Israeli occupation that it aims to completely eliminate scientists and researchers in the educational sector.
In its latest report, the Ministry of Education in #Palestine found that around 620,000 students have been unable to continue their education since "Israel's" war on #Gaza began on October 7, 2023.
— Al Mayadeen English (@MayadeenEnglish) April 4, 2024
The report also explained that 133 public schools have been used as shelters,… pic.twitter.com/4yzbazwF7u
More than 103 universities and schools in Gaza have been completely destroyed and another 311 suffered from damages of varying severity.
The government media office in Gaza also condemned the Israeli occupation's assassination of scientists, academics, university professors, and researchers, calling on all universities and educational sectors all over the world to condemn this crime, which falls within the framework of genocide.
