Israel's business forces proceed the genocide war against the Gaza Strip, trying to destruct all means of surviving by targeting people, trees and stones. They bombed residential districts to kill as many people as possible and to kill the future of the generation and its dreams. Therefore, they besides attacked the education sector with all its elements. The educational process was stopped and schools turned into shelters, The business targeted bombing, killing, destruction, siege and arrest...
Forced displacement, hunger, home demolition and regular killing have disastrous intellectual effects, especially for those who have lost 1 or both parents or have been exposed to bombings that have caused harm or permanent disability. These events are bloody, including killings, death, losses and continuous resettlement. They affect surviving conditions, which is simply a shock that has consequences. The most serious challenges are the pain associated with the situation of students and their intellectual suffering. Education is underway.
757 000 students in the Gaza Strip were deprived of the right to education
At a time erstwhile another countries of the planet search to accomplish the goals of sustainable development, which is to guarantee advanced quality and comprehensive education for all, Gaza students lose their right to education as a consequence of the business crime bombing educational institutions, resulting in a complete cessation of their studies.
For students who accounted for 33% of the Gazan population in pre-university education, in the academic year 2023/2024 the number of students in primary and secondary schools was 626,000, and the distribution was as follows:
– 305 000 public school students;
– 300 000 students at UNRWA schools;
21,000 students in private schools.
As school life ended last year 2023 / 2024 to More than 60,000 pupils from children presently entitled to education were included in the primary school class this year, with a full of around 686 000 students now, and, if added to this, around 71,000 children in kindergartens, a full of 757 000, equivalent to 1 3rd of the population of Gaza, most of which left school year – they were prevented from taking the exams, including 38,000 students refused to take the exam.
Thanks to the efforts of the Ministry of Education and the Embassy of the State of Palestine in Cairo, 1320 students could enter the maturity exam abroad, under hard intellectual conditions, mostly in the arabian Republic of Egypt. The Ministry was able to supply distance education for about 15,000 students abroad. About 88,000 students lost university life.
One 3rd of the martyrs were students and students
The number of martyr students reached about 14,000, which represents about 1 3rd of the martyrs of genocide in the Gaza Strip. In addition, any 3,000 students were killed under the rubble, and the number of wounded reached about 32,000, a 3rd injured by genocide, another than intellectual injuries. The number of orphan students during the war reached about 15,000 orphans from the age of 5 to eighteen.
88% of the school buildings in the Gaza Strip were destroyed
The number of schools in the Gaza Strip reached 803 schools, with 565 school buildings, as there are many school buildings working double shifts, morning and evening, broken down as follows:
– 448 government schools;
– 285 schools belonging to UNRWA;
70 private schools.
Reality is bombing and destruction
Israeli business forces have targeted 497 school buildings, making 88% of all 565 school buildings. This has led to the demolition of a large number of them. 60% of school buildings require thorough reconstruction.
Among the schools attacked are:
– 275 public schools, making up 89% of them;
-164 agency schools, representing 87% of UNRWA schools;
– 58 private schools, making up 83% of all private schools.
The business completely destroyed 125 school buildings, 170 buildings were severely damaged, 165 were partially damaged, and 37 school buildings were somewhat damaged. School buildings became shelters with thousands of displaced families.
Kindergarten
The number of kindergartens reached 620, of which 14 are public kindergartens, and the others are private sector kindergartens, 500 of which have been bombed and completely or partially destroyed, representing 80% of kindergartens.
Universities
There are 7 universities and 10 universities in the Gaza Strip. All universities and universities have been truly destroyed. 33 buildings were destroyed, including halls, laboratories and libraries, and 55 buildings partially destroyed. The number of students studying at universities reached 88,000 students, including about 5,000 outside the Gaza Strip, and the number of martyrs among university students and higher education institutions is estimated to be around 2,000 students, and besides about 4000 injured. any of them were bombed as they gathered at online points to download their lectures or take exams.
School and kindergarten staff
The number of school staff reached around 26,000 teachers, of which 14 300 were public schools, 10,000 were UNRWA schools, 600 were private schools, and 100 were al-Azhar schools. In addition, there were about 2,000 another employees, and the number of workers in kindergartens reached around 3,500 people, which totals around 31 500 employees.
Martyrs and wounded
The number of martyrs is estimated to be 600, including 200 teachers from UNRWA, over 1,300 injured and about 150 missing under the rubble. The number of academic and administrative staff has reached around 5100 employees who are stuck in the absence of pay available by universities due to the disappearance of major sources of university income, which are tuition. The number of martyrs reached about 130 scientists and researchers and about 100 administrative staff. The number of wounded is besides estimated at around 250 injured.
Palestinian will
The Palestinians' will was demonstrated by the decision of the Minister of Education and Higher Education at the beginning of the academic year 2024 / 2025 on the launch e-learning for pupils, and the number of children enrolled, about 300,000, which is simply a follow-up to the Ministry's erstwhile initiative to supply distance learning to students outside the Gaza Strip, with a number of about 15,000, including 1320 elder students.
Palestinian universities of the Gaza Strip decided to control from May 2024 to e-learning, which includes theoretical subjects, as the number of students admitted reached around 57 000, which represents 65% of the full university students. any universities provided applicable training for medical students, pharmacy and nursing in hospitals in the Gaza Strip.
This was preceded by the initiative of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, together with the universities of the West Bank, to registry students from Gaza as visiting students via electronic platforms, and the number of students admitted reached around 18,000 students.
Despite the occupational demolition of university buildings and laboratories, universities managed to preserve student data.
All attempts were made to educate both remotely and stationaryly. However, they collide with the reality of the continuation of the genocidal war, which negatively affects these initiatives due to continuous bombings, continuous displacement, household loss, demolishment and school destruction, the failure of books, the deficiency of net and the failure of household and friends.
Steps required to successfully experimentation and overcome obstacles
- Working on providing net access in cooperation with Palestinian telecommunications and global companies via satellite;
- Release textbooks, writing articles and laptops in cooperation with applicable global institutions;
- The request to work on providing fixed education to all advanced school students who want to survey for a minimum of 3 days per week.
- The request to take action to supply direct education to first-class primary school students, with about 120,000 students due to the accumulation of 2 years of learning – the basis for reading and writing.
- Organizing and giving individual initiatives an authoritative dimension, specified as supporting initiatives e-learning.
- Psychological interventions aimed at the recovery of pupils and teachers in cooperation with the applicable institutions.
- Combining Gaza teachers with West Bank teachers as a step towards completing the division so that they can engage together in the education process.
Reduce Tragedy and Trauma
Present times are sad scenes for students who patiently endure the horror of war and its misery. Education is frequently ignored during wars, as food, medicine, water and shelter occupy families more and institutions caring for education during war are few. This requires care to defend and guarantee education during war as a basic request to rise the social and emotional value of children and to defend them from exploitation in order to preserve their physical and intellectual security. This is done by creating a appropriate and safe educational environment that takes into account the conditions of war and trauma suffered by students and by ensuring that they do not leave school in the future. It is crucial to realize and take into account the intellectual state of students who have lived and lived regular in hard situations of panic and fear of bombings and destruction.
Dr. Jamil Absi
Al Farabi Foundation, Board Member
