Israeli soldiers killed 4,119 students, 221 teachers, administrative officials in Gaza: Education Ministry
The Ministry of Education in Gaza has reported that at least 4,119 pupils have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the beginning of the war almost three months ago.
The ministry announced on Tuesday that 7,539 more had been injured in the same period, according to a report by the Palestinian news agency Wafa.
In addition, it said 221 teachers and administrative officials were killed in the Gaza Strip.
The ministry said 278 public and 65 UN schools were damaged or destroyed in Israeli attacks.
The UN said its facilities served as emergency accommodations for 1.4 million of the 1.9 million internally displaced people in the Gaza Strip.
There have been repeated reports of deaths and injuries in Israeli attacks on school buildings.
The Israeli army accuses the Islamist group Hamas of systematically misusing schools, mosques and hospitals in the Gaza Strip for military purposes.
Israel claimed its soldiers were attacked from schools and rockets fired from them at Israeli towns, while weapons had been found in school buildings.
But Hamas rejected these claims.
(dpa/NAN)
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