The Ministry of Education and Higher Education in the Gaza Strip announced on Sunday that 11 Palestinians, including 10 school students and one teacher, were killed by Israeli attacks that took place in the territory between 18 and 24 October 2026. According to a statement issued by the ministry and reported by the Palestinian news agency Saffa, the victims were: Fatima Al‑Bayuk, 8, who died from wounds sustained in an earlier Israeli bombardment east of Deir al‑Balh. She was the only survivor of a family that was completely destroyed in a house‑sitting raid in late 2023. Musak Hazem Al‑Daw, 6 Bara’a Mohammed Maruf, 14 Abdul Rahman Awad, 10 Majd Mohammed Hassan, 15 Walid Mohammed Shukshak, 14 Tamir Shadi Subh, 14 Mohammed Riyad Abu Hamad, 14 Rafif Raed Labad, 16 Mohammed Hossam Shahin, 12 * Fatima Raed Al‑Bayuk, 8 The teacher, Ahmed Zuhair Abu Ouda, was also killed. The ministry said the casualties resulted from Israeli shelling and direct fire on residential areas, which also caused multiple injuries. The ministry condemned the attacks as “heinous crimes” and reiterated its urgent appeal to the international community, human‑rights organisations, and the United Nations to intervene immediately to halt the ongoing violations against children and students, to provide them with international protection, and to hold the Israeli forces accountable for their crimes before international courts.