Gaza, Jun 16 (NNN-WAFA) – About 625,000 Palestinian children have been denied an education in the Gaza Strip, as schools have been forced to remain closed, due to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, a UN body said yesterday.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, said in a statement on social media platform X that, its crews continue to support Palestinian children through activities that help them return to learning, but this is not enough, stressing the necessity of a ceasefire now.
The war robbed the children in Gaza of their childhood, and the survivors are suffering from deep trauma, as their schools were destroyed and they lost an entire academic year without education or play, it added.
Children are the first to suffer the most in conflicts and wars, pointing out that a very large number of them have been killed and others injured, and many of them will have scars for life, the statement said.
As of Friday, the Palestinian death toll from the ongoing conflict has risen to 37,296, with 85,197 others wounded, the Palestine health authorities said, in a press statement.
Also yesterday, the Zionist military spokesperson, Avichay Adraee, said in a statement that, eight Zionist soldiers were killed, in fighting in the southern Gaza Strip.
In a separate statement, Adraee said, the Zionist forces are moving forward with defeating the military wing of Hamas, and stripping its Rafah Brigade of its capabilities.
Since last Oct 7, the Israeli regime has been waging a large-scale war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which has led to massive casualties and destruction of homes and infrastructure.– NNN-WAFA