4,368 Palestinians students killed since 7 October: Education ministry

At least 4,368 Palestinian students have been killed by Israel in Gaza since 7 October, the Palestinian education ministry said on Tuesday. 

In the last three and a half months, another 7,819 have been wounded as a result of Israel's brutal assault on the beseiged Strip. 

In the occupied West Bank, 41 students were killed and 282 others wounded. At least 85 students were arrested by Israel in the same time period.

In the Gaza Strip, 231 teachers and administrators were killed and 756 injured.

According to the ministry, at least 281 government schools and 65 schools affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Refugees (Unrwa) were bombed by Israel in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 83 of them being severely damaged and seven completely destroyed.