Education under fire: Gaza’s children face death on their way to school
Summary
Israeli strikes and gunfire have killed and wounded students and teachers in Gaza as children return to makeshift schools, the article reports. The account describes the death of 14-year-old Mohammed Hamad and the shooting of fourth-grade student Suad Abd Rabbo, as well as continuing dangers near the Yellow Line.Key Facts
- Mohammed Hamad, 14, was killed in an Israeli strike on October 17 while walking home from a makeshift school in Deir el-Balah; his 10-year-old brother survived.
- Mohammed’s father said the boy’s death has left his brother Abdullah afraid to go to school alone.
- Gaza’s academic year resumed on September 19 after nearly three years of disruption caused by the war, according to the article.
- The article says 10 children aged six to 16 and one teacher were killed between October 18 and 24.
- Gaza’s Ministry of Education said two girls were wounded during morning assembly at Muradiya School on October 21.
- The ministry also said five students were injured, some critically, in an attack on the Islamic University campus in Gaza City.
- The article says at least 66 Palestinian children have been killed near the Yellow Line, which the United Nations says now leaves Israel controlling more than 65 percent of Gaza.
- Fourth-grade student Suad Abd Rabbo was shot while standing in a school queue on October 21, according to her family.
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