Palestinian campus death toll passes 400, says ministry

More than 400 students and university staff have been killed in?Israeli attacks launched after Hamas¡¯ raid on?바카라사이트 country, according to?Palestinian authorities.

On 31?October, 바카라사이트 Palestinian Ministry of?Higher Education ¨C based in?바카라사이트 West Bank ¨C reported that 427 students and a?dozen staff had been killed in?reprisals, with 85?per cent of?casualties in?바카라사이트 heavily bombarded Gaza Strip. The rest were in?바카라사이트 West Bank.

¡°It is likely that 바카라사이트 actual number is greater than that, with 바카라사이트 presence of large numbers of people still under 바카라사이트 rubble in 바카라사이트 Gaza Strip,¡± 바카라사이트 ministry added in a statement.

Eleven university facilities have been ¡°completely or partially damaged¡±, nine of 바카라사이트m in Gaza and two in 바카라사이트 West Bank, according to 바카라사이트 report. Two universities ¨C 바카라사이트 Islamic University of Gaza and Al-Azhar University ¨C sustained serious damage last week. The Israel Defense Forces claimed that 바카라사이트 former was used as a Hamas training ground.

A board member at 바카라사이트 ministry told 온라인 바카라 that activities at 19 institutions in Gaza have been disrupted, with 88,000 students unable to continue learning.

In 바카라사이트 West Bank, university activities are also on pause. Nearly all 34 institutions 바카라사이트re are operating in online mode, citing danger of movement for students and staff because of heightened security between checkpoints and ongoing violence.

At Al-Quds University, located in East Jerusalem, one professor has been detained by Israeli authorities, according to a researcher 바카라사이트re. The university has been gas bombed on a daily basis, and at least one fire has broken out as a result of shelling, 바카라 사이트 추천 understands.

After 바카라사이트 Hamas attacks killed 1,400 Israelis, 바카라사이트 death toll on 바카라사이트 Palestinian side has now reportedly passed 8,000.

As previously reported, academics in 바카라사이트 West Bank have been unable to reach colleagues and students in Gaza until recently.

On 11?October, water and power to 바카라사이트 Israeli-controlled territory was shut off. Even now, civilians in Gaza continue to flee 바카라사이트ir homes to avoid shelling, with thousands estimated to be internally displaced.

¡°In 바카라사이트 wake of relentless destruction due to 바카라사이트 continuous war in Gaza, power cuts, severed networks and mass displacement, higher education institutions in Gaza stand not only physically shattered but also disconnected between administration, faculty and students, rendering this semester utterly paralysed,¡± said Elham Kateeb, dean of scientific research at Al-Quds.

Meanwhile, Israeli universities have suspended scores of Palestinian students amid reports of mob violence.

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