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The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that Gaza remains unsafe for civilians, including children, following Israeli attacks on schools and tented classrooms despite a ceasefire agreement in October. A sixth-grade student was hospitalized after being shot in a tented classroom in Gaza City, while UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq reiterated that international humanitarian law requires protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure. Fresh attacks on homes and schools in Beit Lahia and restricted area expansions have displaced additional families, further straining humanitarian efforts.

Since the October ceasefire, Israeli attacks have resulted in 1,209 fatalities and 3,943 injuries in Gaza, according to UN reports. Israeli forces demolished homes and the last remaining school in a four-school compound in Beit Lahia, while placing cement blocks to expand restricted zones beyond ceasefire terms. Humanitarian partners have mobilized support for displaced families, including sheltering nearly a dozen families in tents, but conditions remain precarious as attacks persist.

In the occupied West Bank, over 80 Palestinian schools face demolition or related orders, with Israeli authorities demolishing parts of a school in the Masafer Yatta area of southern Hebron. More than 1,000 Palestinian residents in the area are under pressure to leave, exacerbating displacement challenges. The UN Deputy Spokesperson highlighted these developments as part of a broader pattern affecting education infrastructure in the region.

UN education partners have reached over 60,000 students in the West Bank through remedial and catch-up learning programs this year, rehabilitating 30 schools and providing transportation and protective measures to over 2,600 students and education personnel in high-risk areas. Efforts also include education-specific cash assistance, psychosocial support, and legal aid, though funding remains critically low, limiting the scope of these initiatives.