Gaza: Buildings
Lords · Question HL1509 · Tabled 10 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno
To ask His Majesty's Government what proportion of (1) educational buildings, (2) mosques, (3) churches, (4) hospitals, and (5) synagogues, have been destroyed or damaged by war in Gaza since October 2023.
Answer
Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury, 24 Oct 2024
As of 24 July, 93 per cent of schools have been damaged or destroyed, and nearly 85 per cent will need either full reconstruction or rehabilitation to function again. As of late September, only 17 out of 36 hospitals were still partially functional. Howev...