Ramallah, The Palestinian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research announced that 439 families from the higher education sector were martyred in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank since the beginning of the occupation's aggression on Oct. 7.
The Ministry explained, in a statement today, that the martyrs included 427 students and 12 workers in the higher education sector, and it is likely that the actual number is greater than that, with the presence of large numbers of people still under the rubble in the Gaza Strip.
The statement indicated that 11 higher education facilities were completely or partially damaged, including nine buildings in the Gaza Strip and two in the West Bank.
Source: Qatar News Agency