EAA Foundation condemns bombing of 6th UNRWA school in Gaza in 10 days

Doha, Qatar: The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation strongly condemns the relentless bombing of schools in Gaza, which have destroyed the safety of...

Doha, Qatar: The Education Above All (EAA) Foundation strongly condemns the relentless bombing of schools in Gaza, which have destroyed the safety of thousands of children and civilians.

The latest attack by Israel on a girls’ school in Deir al-Balah which killed at least 30 people including several children comes after a series of attacks on UNRWA’s al-Razi and al-Oraiban schools in Nuseirat, which killed around 70 people and injured more than 150 others.

The Israeli bombing of schools and civilian infrastructure in Gaza has been systematic and targeted, killing a total of 39,145, with 90,257 injured, over 70,000 housing units destroyed, approximately 1.9 million displaced and has left 625,000 students without access to education. 88% of all school buildings (497 out of 563) sustained severe damage, 54% of which were directly hit.

The continuous targeting of educational facilities represents a grave violation of international humanitarian law. These actions not only threaten the lives of children in Gaza who are disproportionately affected by this conflict, but also infringe upon their fundamental right to education.

In June 2024, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, added the Israeli armed forces to the list of perpetrators who committed grave violations against children in armed conflict, after he found Israel responsible for 5,698 grave violations against Palestinian children, with another 19,887 alleged violations yet to be verified.