The Palestinian Education Ministry condemned Israel’s repeated bombing of educational institutions after 10 schools sustained damage during air raids on Gaza in June. Weeks later, the United Nations reported 90 schools damaged and in need of repairs due to the bombardment. A technical college was also one of the many civilian institutions targeted in Gaza by the Israeli military, despite international appeals for a cease-fire. By the end of July over 95 schools in Gaza were being used as shelters for the nearly 190,000 of 215,000 people that had been displaced from their homes. The UN also reported that at least 194,000 children were in need of direct, specialized psychosocial support because their families had experienced death, injury, or the loss of their home over the past four weeks. The trauma of Israels current offensive on so many young lives in Gaza will continue long after any cease-fire and is likely to have a severe impact on their education.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 22:39:33 +0000
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