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Saba Yemen
04-07-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Israeli Occupation destroys 'Badu al-Kaabneh' School, displaces Arab al-Mlihāt Community
Ariha – SABA: Israeli occupation forces stormed and destroyed the 'Badu al-Kaabneh' Coeducational Primary School east of Ariha today, Friday, and forcibly displaced the residents of the neighboring Arab al-Mlihāt community — an act the Palestinian Ministry of Education condemned as a crime against the right to education and dignified living. In an official statement, the ministry stressed that this violation goes beyond the demolition of a school building, describing it as a systematic attempt to undermine the future of students in marginalized and threatened areas. It noted that the Israeli authorities aim to impose a forced reality by emptying the land of its native inhabitants and depriving children of a safe educational environment. The Ministry added that the incident represents a blatant breach of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other international agreements that guarantee the right to education. It further emphasized that the continued Israeli violations require urgent international action, calling on all human rights and humanitarian organizations — foremost among them the United Nations — to exert pressure on Israeli authorities to cease these abuses, reopen the school, and guarantee the children's right to return to their classrooms without fear. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Middle East Eye
24-06-2025
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Israel's war has killed over 16,800 Palestinian students: Report
The Palestinian Ministry of Education said on Tuesday that thousands of students and education workers have been killed, wounded, or detained since the Israeli assault on Gaza and the West Bank began on 7 October 2023. Key figures released by the ministry and reported by Wafa are as follows:
Days of Palestine
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Days of Palestine
Israel's War Kills 16,600 Students, Wrecks Gaza Schools
More than 16,600 students have been killed and over 26,000 injured in Gaza and the West Bank since Israel's war on the Palestinian territories began on October 7, 2023, according to a grim new report from the Palestinian Ministry of Education. In a statement published Tuesday, the ministry revealed that 16,470 of the student fatalities occurred in Gaza, where 25,374 others were wounded. In the West Bank, Israeli forces killed 137 students and injured 897 more, in addition to detaining 754 students since the start of the assault. The statement also confirmed that 914 teachers and education staff have been killed, and 4,363 others wounded across both regions. In the West Bank alone, at least 196 educators have been arrested. The ongoing Israeli bombardment has devastated the education sector in Gaza. According to the ministry, 352 public schools have suffered severe damage, including 111 that were completely destroyed. Another 91 government-run schools and 89 UNRWA-run schools were damaged by direct shelling and sabotage. Higher education institutions have not been spared either. Twenty universities and colleges in Gaza sustained heavy damage, and 60 university buildings were completely demolished. Meanwhile, in the West Bank, Israeli forces have stormed and vandalized 152 schools and eight universities, destroying school fences in Jenin, Tulkarm, and the towns of Bruqin and Kafr al-Dik west of Salfit. The Ministry of Education warned that nearly 788,000 students in Gaza remain completely deprived of their right to education, unable to attend school or university since the beginning of the war. This includes high school seniors who, for the second year in a row, are unable to take their final exams due to the ongoing violence. In contrast, students in the West Bank are scheduled to begin their high school examinations on Saturday, June 21, 2025. The statement concluded by noting that Israeli authorities continue to shut down six UNRWA-run schools in Jerusalem and its suburbs, closures that have remained in effect since May 8. Shortlink for this post:
Middle East Eye
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Over 16,000 students killed in Gaza and West Bank since 7 October
The Palestinian Ministry of Education said on Tuesday that at least 16,607 students have been killed and 26,271 wounded since the start of Israel's assault on Gaza and the West Bank on 7 October 2023, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. In Gaza alone, 16,470 students were killed and 25,374 injured. In the West Bank, 137 students were killed, 897 injured, and 754 arrested. The ministry added that 914 teachers and administrative staff have also been killed and 4,363 wounded across both territories. At least 196 teachers and school staff have been arrested in the West Bank. A total of 352 public schools have been heavily damaged in Israeli attacks, with 111 completely destroyed. Unrwa-run facilities were also hit: 91 public and 89 Unrwa schools were bombed or vandalised. Twenty higher education institutions were damaged, including the full destruction of 60 university buildings. In the occupied West Bank, 152 schools and 8 universities were raided, including those in Jenin, Tulkarm, Bruqin, and Kafr al-Dik. Around 788,000 students in Gaza have been denied access to education since the war began. For a second consecutive year, high school students in Gaza will not sit for their final exams, which will go ahead in the West Bank from 21 June.
Middle East Eye
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Israel shuts Unrwa schools in occupied East Jerusalem
Israeli police forcibly closed schools operated by the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (Unrwa) in occupied East Jerusalem on Thursday morning, escalating tensions and sparking fears of attacks on students and teachers. The Palestinian Ministry of Education condemned the closures as 'a crime against education and is part of a systematic and ongoing assault on education in Jerusalem'. Deploying forces around school premises, Israel issued evacuation and closure orders, actions the ministry decried as violating international laws, including the right to education and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The order was issued by the Israeli Ministry of Education, which claimed the schools were operating without licences. This means around 800 children will receive no education, only weeks before the end of the school year. Instead, they will be set adrift in the East Jerusalem school system, which is already plagued by classroom shortages and funding cuts. Since the 1950s, Unrwa has run schools and medical clinics in East Jerusalem, which Israel seized during the Arab-Israeli war of 1967.
