The Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education said on Tuesday that the Israeli army killed about 13,000 students from schools and universities in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, and injured more than 21,000 others during the war of extermination that has been ongoing since October 7, 2023.

The Palestinian Ministry added in a statement that the number of students who were martyred in Gaza reached 12,000, while 120 students were martyred in the West Bank.

It added that the number of injured students in Gaza reached 21,000, while 655 students were injured and 548 others were arrested in the West Bank.

630 educational personnel were killed, 3,865 were injured, and 185 were arrested in the West Bank, according to the same data.

The Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education stated that 788 thousand male and female students are still deprived of their studies in schools and universities in the Gaza Strip.

Regarding Israeli attacks on educational buildings, the Ministry reported that 425 government schools, universities and their facilities, and 65 affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), were subjected to bombing and sabotage, which led to the complete destruction of 77 of them and the severe damage of 171 others.

109 schools and 7 universities in the West Bank were also stormed and vandalized, according to the same statement.