Over 800 Palestinian teachers killed by Israel since Gaza war: education ministry
The Palestinian Education Ministry reports that over 800 teachers have been killed and thousands injured in Gaza since October 2023. The ministry highlights the systematic targeting of educators and the severe impact of movement restrictions and financial instability on the education sector.
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This report underscores the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the long-term destruction of educational infrastructure in the region.
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facebook --> twitter --> whatsup --> linkded --> email MORE (3) Messenger Whatsapp --> Displaced Palestinian student Samar Abu Salmi, 15, reads a list of names displayed in a school in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, September 20, 2026.PHOTO: REUTERS Israel has killed more than 800 Palestinian teachers and injured over 3,300 others since the start of its war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, the Palestinian Education Ministry said Sunday.
In a statement ahead of World Teachers' Day, observed annually on October 5, the ministry said educators across the occupied Palestinian territories are fighting "a real battle for survival" to protect the right to education amid systematic targeting.
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