50 Gaza schools damaged in Israeli strikes, Save The Children says
Amid the heavy fighting, schools remain closed in Gaza and southern Israel “putting education out of reach for hundreds of thousands of children."
Fifty schools in the Gaza Strip have been damaged by Israel’s aerial bombardment of the Palestinian enclave, Save The Children said Wednesday.
Nearly 42,000 Palestinian children are impacted by damage to their schools, the international aid organization said in a statement. For more than a week, Israeli warplanes have pounded Gaza, targeting Hamas commanders and tunnels dug by the militants.
At least 227 Palestinians have died in Israeli strikes, including 64 children, officials in Gaza said Wednesday. The rockets fired at civilian areas in Israel have killed at least 12 people, including two children, Israeli authorities said.
“The loss of one child's life to conflict is one too many,” said Jason Lee, Save The Children’s Palestine country director. “This is an abdication of moral and legal responsibility."
