Israeli army destroys three schools in southern Lebanon, minister says
According to Al Jazeera, the Israeli military looted and then destroyed three schools in southern Lebanon, with Education and Higher Education Minister Rima Karami saying the army "looted" the schools before using explosives to reduce them to "piles of ashes." https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/18/israeli-army-destroys-three-schools-in-southern-lebanon-minister-says
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Sat, 18 July 2026 · 1 min read
According to Al Jazeera, the Israeli military looted and then destroyed three schools in southern Lebanon, with Education and Higher Education Minister Rima Karami saying the army "looted" the schools before using explosives to reduce them to "piles of ashes." https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/18/israeli-army-destroys-three-schools-in-southern-lebanon-minister-says
Karami's statement, carried by Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA), said the three schools were added to a growing list of educational institutions destroyed during the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/18/israeli-army-destroys-three-schools-in-southern-lebanon-minister-says
The latest demolitions bring the number of schools completely destroyed in southern Lebanon to at least 20, with more than 100 others damaged, according to Al Jazeera, citing the minister and UNESCO figures from June that put the earlier toll at 17 destroyed. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/18/israeli-army-destroys-three-schools-in-southern-lebanon-minister-says
About 500,000 Lebanese children remain out of school because of the conflict, UNESCO has warned, saying prolonged interruptions to education can have lasting consequences for children's development and wellbeing. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/18/israeli-army-destroys-three-schools-in-southern-lebanon-minister-says
Lebanese authorities say Israeli attacks since March have killed at least 4,324 people, injured 12,223 and displaced more than one million others, including 250 children, according to Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/18/israeli-army-destroys-three-schools-in-southern-lebanon-minister-says
Lebanon and Israel signed a US-mediated framework agreement on June 26 providing for a phased Israeli withdrawal from occupied Lebanese territory, though it sets no timetable and links the pullout to the disarmament of Hezbollah, Al Jazeera reported. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/18/israeli-army-destroys-three-schools-in-southern-lebanon-minister-says
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