21 August 2025
This snapshot outlines the results of assessing the probability of damage to school buildings by analyzing their proximity to damaged sites identified by the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) using data collected on 08 July 2025.
MAIN FINDINGS
- This exercise indicates that 97% (a +1.6% increase from the previous reporting period) of schools sustained some level of damage to their buildings, this includes “Direct hit”, ”Damaged” and “Likely damaged”.
- Nearly 91.8% of school buildings in Gaza (518 out of 564) will either need full reconstruction or major rehabilitation work to be functional again.
- The assessment found that 432 school buildings (76.6% of the total school buildings in Gaza) have been “Direct hit” since 7 October 2023, an increase of 26 school buildings (+4.6%) since the previous reporting period.
Download Document Files:
https://www.un.org/unispal/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/preliminary_school_damage_assessment_july2025.pdf
Document Type: Summary
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Subject: Armed conflict, Education and culture, Gaza Strip
Publication Date: 21/08/2025
URL source: https://www.unrwa.org/resources/reports/verification-damages-schools-based-proximity-damaged-sites-gaza-occupied-palestinian-territory
Document Type: Summary
Document Sources: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Subject: Armed conflict, Education and culture, Gaza Strip
Publication Date: 21/08/2025
URL source: https://www.unrwa.org/resources/reports/verification-damages-schools-based-proximity-damaged-sites-gaza-occupied-palestinian-territory