Gaza, September 3 (Petra) – The Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced today, Wednesday, the martyrdom of 113 Palestinians and the injury of 304 others during the past 24 hours, due to the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Strip.

The ministry’s daily statistical report indicated that the number of martyrs since October 7, 2023, has risen to 63,746, while the number of injuries reached 161,245 cases.

Meanwhile, the Government Media Office in Gaza confirmed that the Israeli occupation is depriving the Palestinian people for the third consecutive year from starting a new school year, in a systematic crime considered cultural and educational genocide affecting more than 785,000 students and 25,000 teachers.

The office pointed out that more than 95 percent of Gaza’s schools have been directly affected by the Israeli aggression, with more than 90 percent of school buildings needing reconstruction or comprehensive rehabilitation after 662 school buildings were directly hit, in addition to classifying 116 other schools as “damaged.”

It added that the occupation committed horrific massacres against the educational community in Gaza, targeting 13,500 martyred students, 830 teachers and educational workers, along with 193 scholars, academics, and researchers, in a systematic targeting that flagrantly violates international humanitarian law, the Geneva Conventions, and children’s rights.

–(Petra)

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