Gaza
Israeli demolitions threaten Palestinian schools as year begins
Image credit: Shehab Wire (EN)
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Israeli authorities are demolishing schools in the West Bank and Jerusalem as the Palestinian academic year begins, Shehab Wire reported. The destruction compounds ongoing disruptions to education across Palestinian territories, from rubble in Gaza to wage crises affecting teachers on the West Bank. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian students face escalating obstacles to schooling.
The timing of the demolitions coincides with efforts to resume classes despite exceptional circumstances. Educational operations face multiple pressure points: physical destruction of school infrastructure, financial strain on institutions, and broader instability across occupied Palestinian territories. These combined challenges place the right to education under mounting strain as the new term opens.
