A general view of the destruction in the Al-Quds Open University building after the Israeli army withdrew from Gaza City following the ceasefire agreement on October 12, 2025 in Gaza City. Photograph: Khalil Ramzi Alkahlut/Anadolu via Getty Images
The scale and speed of the destruction of Gaza’s education system, including higher education, has been shocking. Since October, 2023, all university campuses in Gaza have been subject to intensive bombing, with dozens of buildings completely destroyed and many more irreparably damaged.
Israeli soldiers have bragged about this destruction on social media.
Hundreds of university staff have been killed, including deans and heads of department, sometimes in their own homes with their families. Thousands of students have been killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza. Formal education has been brought to a complete standstill.
The targeted destruction and systematic undermining of education at all levels in Palestine is not a new phenomenon. Schools and universities in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem have for decades been subject to closure, mil
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