Israel Kills More Than 15,000 Pupils in Gaza
CrossFireArabia- January 22, 2025
The Ministry of Education in the Gaza Strip announced, Wednesday, the genocide committed by Israel over the course of more than 15 months resulted in the killing and disappearance of more than 15,000 Palestinian school-age children, and the targeting of 95 percent of school and educational buildings.
The ministry said in a statement: “Initial statistics indicate the martyrdom and disappearance of more than 15,000 school-age children, more than 800 education sector workers, and the injury of 50,000 male and female students.”
It added: “The horrific number of martyrs is equivalent to a mass extermination of human elements, students and workers in more than 30 schools, which reflects the extent of the crimes committed against children and educational staff.”
It explained that the genocide resulted in the killing of 1,200 male and female students enrolled in higher education institutions, more than 150 scientists, academics and workers in those institutions, and hundreds were injured and disabled.
The ministry confirmed that 95 percent of school and educational buildings were directly damaged, while 85 percent of them were completely or partially out of service due to their destruction.
It indicated that the Israeli army destroyed more than 140 administrative and academic facilities, including devices, equipment, laboratories, clinics and libraries.
The ministry estimated losses of the education sector at more than $3 billion.
It explained thousands of children were exposed to shocking experiences and unprecedented psychological pressures, which led to the emergence of psychological symptoms and trauma that require specialized interventions.
The ministry announced the completion of emergency response plans for the next stage, which includes completing the 2023/2024 school year and opening the 2024/2025 school year.
The ministry called on media outlets and human rights institutions to document the “Israeli crimes” against children and depriving them of their right to education, and to prosecute Tel Aviv before international bodies and courts.
It also appealed to supporting bodies and partner institutions to provide urgent and necessary support to relieve and rehabilitate the educational sector.
With American support, Israel committed genocide in the Gaza Strip between October 7, 2023 and January 19, 2025, leaving more than 158,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 14,000 missing.
Last Sunday, a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel came into effect, and its first phase will last for 42 days, during which negotiations will begin to start a second and then a third phase, mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the United States.
Israel has turned Gaza into the largest prison in the world, as it has besieged it for the last 18 years, and the genocide has forced about two million of its citizens, numbering about 2.3 million Palestinians, to flee in tragic conditions with a deliberate severe shortage of food, water and medicine.
‘I Demolished 50 Buildings a Week’
- CrossFireArabia
- January 22, 2025
An Israeli soldier who is a bulldozer operator, was interviewed on Hebrew Kan and said:
“I told the officer that I perform a symphony with a D9 bulldozer, demolishing 50 buildings a week by myself,” said Rabbi Avraham Zarbib who served in the Israel army for the whole duration of the war on Gaza.
“A two-story house means nothing to us. We completely destroyed Jabalia and Rafah, and we were on our way to destroying Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahia, but the [ceasefire] agreement didn’t give us enough time, so we settled for destroying half of them,” he added.
The A, B, C of Israeli Destruction in Gaza
- CrossFireArabia
- January 22, 2025
The Israeli army completely destroyed 161,600 housing units, it turned 81,000 other units uninhabitable while partially destroying 194,000 houses according to a statement by the Government Media Office.
The destruction also affected about 216 government headquarters and 42 facilities, that included playgrounds and sports halls.
As well, Israel completely destroyed 137 schools and universities and partially destroyed 357 schools and all of the 12 universities in Gaza.
As well, the Israeli army completely destroyed 832 mosques while 158 mosques were severely destroyed and need to be restored.
The Israeli army targeted and destroyed three churches in Gaza, while bombed 206 archaeological and heritage sites.
The Israeli military completely and partially destroyed about 19 out of the 60 cemeteries distributed throughout the Gaza Strip.
Regarding the health sector, the Media Office statement said that 34 hospitals were burned, attacked or put out of service, while the army put 80 health centers out of service and targeted 162 institutions.
Israel Drops 100,000 Tons of Explosives on Gaza
- CrossFireArabia
- January 22, 2025
After more than 15 months of the bloody Israeli genocide, the Gaza Strip appears as if it has just emerged from a devastating earthquake due to the massive destruction of buildings, facilities and streets.
The destruction of infrastructure, including homes, buildings, facilities, streets, water and sewage networks, stands unprecedented in modern history.
This destruction, halted for the time being by a ceasefire agreement that went into effect between Hamas and Israel last Sunday morning, days after it was reached through US, Qatar and Egypt mediation has left a stark and harsh humanitarian reality.
Gaza Government Media Office figures released Tuesday, states the Israeli army dropped over 100,000 tons of explosives on the Strip causing the destruction of about 88 percent of the infrastructure, homes, water and sewage networks, electricity and the economy.
The cost of the initial direct losses from this war of extermination exceeds $38 billion.
The first phase of the agreement is scheduled to last for 42 days, during which negotiations will be held to start a second and then a third phase.
Between October 7, 2023 and January 19, 2024, the Israeli genocide left more than 157,000 Palestinians dead and wounded, most of them children and women, and more than 11,000 missing. This is one of the worst humanitarian disasters in the world.
