The Palestinian Education Ministry says at least 18,243 students and staff members, including teachers, have been killed and 31,643 wounded in Gaza and the occupied West Bank since Israel began its war in October 2023, according to Al Jazeera.

Per the ministry, more than 17,175 students were killed and 26,264 injured in Gaza, while 140 students were killed and 927 wounded in the West Bank.

Among teachers and administrative staff, 928 people were killed and 4,452 wounded across Gaza and the West Bank.

During the period, 768 students were arrested in the West Bank, as well as 199 teachers and administrative staff.

At least 252 public schools in Gaza have suffered severe damage, including the destruction of 118.

In the West Bank, 152 schools, eight universities and colleges were raided and damaged, with fences at several schools in Jenin, Tulkarem, Salfit, and Tubas also destroyed.