The Arab League has emphasized the urgent need for comprehensive measures, support mechanisms, and assistance to mitigate the severe impact on Palestine's education sector due to the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.
This need for support was highlighted in a speech by the Assistant Secretary General and Head of the Palestine and Occupied Arab Territories Affairs Sector, Ambassador Saeed Abu Ali, during the emergency meeting of the Council of Educational Affairs for the Children of Palestine at the Arab League's headquarters.
Ambassador Abu Ali underscored that the education sector has been one of the primary targets of the Israeli assaults, resulting in catastrophic human and material losses across both public and private education institutions, as well as UNRWA schools, many of which have been converted into shelters that were not spared from destruction, endangering the lives of the civilians taking refuge in them.
Palestinian Minister of Education and Higher Education, Amjad Barham, echoed these concerns, noting that the Israeli occupation aims to undermine the future of the Palestinian people by systematically targeting educational institutions.
He reaffirmed that the Palestinian people remain steadfast in their belief in the right to education, considering it a fundamental and non-negotiable right.
