Israeli Aggression on Gaza, West Bank Kills over 21,000 Students and TeachersRamallah, 28 Oct (ONA) — The Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education announced that more than 21,000 students and teachers in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank have been killed since the start of the Israeli aggression on 7 October 2023. In a statement today, the ministry said that the number of students killed in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the Israeli aggression has reached 19,932, while the number of injured has reached 30,102. In the occupied West Bank, 148 students were killed, 1,045 were injured, and 846 were arrested. The ministry noted that 1,037 teachers and administrators were killed and 4,757 were injured in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and more than 228 were arrested in the West Bank. It indicated that 179 government schools were completely destroyed in the Gaza Strip, in addition to 63 university buildings. The ministry explained that 118 government schools and more than 100 schools affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) were bombed and vandalized. The aggression led to the deletion of a total of 30 schools, along with their students and teachers, from the educational register. Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation destroyed three schools in the West Bank, and eight universities and colleges were subjected to repeated raids and vandalism.— Ends/Khalid