00:00United Nations experts have denounced an ongoing educide in the Gaza Strip
00:04following the near-total destruction of educational institutions and heritage sites by Israeli forces.
00:11Figures presented to the UN indicate that 98% of schools and all 13 universities across the territory have been
00:19destroyed,
00:20stripping thousands of Palestinian students of access to education.
00:24Independent rapporteurs warned that the systemic targeting of historical archives
00:29libraries and cultural landmarks aim to erase the collective memory and cultural identity of the Palestinian people.
00:37The UN body also condemned the targeted killings of journalists and media workers
00:42calling for immediate global protection of educational systems, press freedoms and cultural heritage in occupied territories.
