Israel's war has damaged or destroyed nearly 90% of schools in Gaza: UN
UNRWA says the remaining facilities have been converted into shelters, leaving children to receive education in temporary learning spaces or through digital platforms.
Nearly 90 percent of school buildings across Gaza have been damaged or destroyed during Israel’s two-year genocidal war on the enclave, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said.
In a post on US social media platform X on Thursday, the agency said that schools that remain standing have largely been converted into shelters, leaving children to receive education in temporary learning spaces or through digital platforms.
“Across Gaza, nearly 90 percent of all school buildings have been damaged or destroyed during the war,” the agency said, adding that its teams continue to provide learning support despite the widespread devastation.
At least 591 Palestinians have been killed and over 1,578 others injured in Israeli attacks since a ceasefire deal took effect on October 10 2025, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Israel’s war on Gaza, which began on October 8 2023, and lasted two years, has killed more than 72,000 Palestinians and wounded more than 171,000, most of them women and children, and destroyed about 90 percent of Gaza’s civilian infrastructure.