“The Israeli onslaught has left more than 5,000 children dead, including over 3,000 students,” the health ministry of Gaza said in a statement marking World Children’s Day, at least 23 students were also killed in the occupied West Bank.
The ministry called on all child rights organizations “to assume their responsibility towards curbing the rising Israeli violations and ending their crimes”.
“The scenes of killed children and school students in the Gaza Strip violate all international norms”, the ministry said, adding, ”This reveals the mentality of the occupation and its continuous targeting of educational institutions.”
