Abdel Qader Sabbah
and Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Dec 11, 2025

Since October 2023, 745,000 students in Gaza have been out of school, including 88,000 in college and beyond. According to the Gaza’s Government Media Office, some 165 schools, universities, and other educational institutions were completely destroyed by Israeli bombardment over the past two years, while another 392 sustained partial damage. Thousands of students, teachers, and staff were killed in the Israeli assault. There is scant electricity and internet. The systematic elimination of the Palestinian educational system in Gaza prompted UN experts last year to accuse Israel of “scholasticide.”

Despite the scale of the attacks, efforts to sustain education in Gaza have continued. Thousands of university students graduated over the past two years through remote learning. And since the so-called “ceasefire,” on October 10, administrators have worked to resume in-person classes.

Gaza’s Schools Reopen in Defiance of Continued Israeli Attacks on Everyday Life

Palestinian students flocked to Islamic University in Gaza after it resumed in-person classes in the midst of the rubble.

^{Abdel Qader Sabbah (Drop Site News)}