The war between Israel and Hamas has passed 302 days. The Gaza Strip of Palestine is the worst affected. The entire infrastructure has been destroyed. Tens of thousands of lives have been lost. Efforts to end the war have met with successive failures.
War peace negotiations
The Hamas organization that responded to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who even recently called for talks, should not pretend to be false. Show your true face as stated. In such an environment, the situation of children living in the Gaza Strip has become very worrying. Education is essential for them.
UN agency information
But the blood evidence that has become a symbol of war, the school buildings lying in dust have turned the normal life upside down. According to the information released by the UN Children’s Agency (UNICEF), as of June 30, 2024, 6,25,000 boys and girls attended school in the Gaza Strip. One year of their education has gone in vain.
Victim students
In particular, 39,000 students have missed the matriculation exam known as Tawjihi. 9,211 students have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war. 397 school employees died. 14,237 male and female students were seriously injured.
2,246 school staff are injured and undergoing treatment. 85 percent of school buildings in Gaza were completely damaged. Reports suggest that only a few classrooms remain in the remaining educational institutions.
Psychological counseling is required
Therefore, the war should be brought to an end quickly and the students should be given a chance to resume their studies. War environment can have a bad effect on the mental condition of children. Many academics have emphasized the need for psychological counseling and guidance to recover from it.
