The Ministry of Education said that more than 5,000 children, including more than 3,000 students, have been killed since the start of the Israeli occupation’s aggression against the Gaza Strip, on the 7th of last October.

The Ministry of Education added in a press statement today, Monday, on the occasion of International Children’s Day, that the scenes of killing children and school students in the Gaza Strip exceeded all norms and conventions, as these horrific scenes, which are transmitted on television and the media, reveal the mentality of the occupation and its continued targeting of education in all governorates of the country. Pointing out that there are other scenes taking place in the governorates of the West Bank and Jerusalem, including Cold-blooded killings, raids on schools, and obstruction of the arrival of students and educational staff.

The Ministry of Education called on the countries and institutions of the world to protect the right of Palestinian children and school students to life and education, and to stand against the occupation and the oppressive practices of its army and colonialists through a series of continuous targeting of children, stressing the natural right of our children to a decent life and a safe and stable education.

The Ministry called on all organizations and institutions defending childhood and the right to education to assume their responsibilities within the context of their jurisdiction, curb the escalating violations, stop the crimes committed by the occupation against children, students, and educational personnel in all regions, and intervene urgently and immediately to stop this aggression.