{"id":3321,"date":"2025-08-06T05:59:23","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T05:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/archives\/3321"},"modified":"2025-08-06T06:06:59","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T06:06:59","slug":"%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d9%81%d9%88%d9%81-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%b3%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%aa%d8%aa%d8%ad%d9%88%d9%91%d9%84-%d8%a5%d9%84%d9%89-%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%ad%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%ad%d8%b1%d8%a8-%d8%a7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/en\/archives\/3321","title":{"rendered":"Classrooms as Casualties: The Forgotten Toll of War on Lebanon\u2019s Schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"139\" data-end=\"402\">\u00a0In the shadow of war, where ceasefires flicker and diplomatic solutions stall, a quieter devastation unfolds\u2014one that is etched not in the language of military strategy, but in broken chalkboards, shattered laptops, and children&#8217;s silence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"706\">Between September and November 2024, as hostilities intensified between Israel and Hezbollah, Israeli ground forces occupied public schools across southern Lebanon. What followed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2025\/08\/06\/lebanon-israeli-forces-occupied-vandalized-schools\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to a recent investigation by Human Rights Watch (HRW),<\/a> amounts not only to military trespass, but to war crimes.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"708\" data-end=\"949\">\n<p data-start=\"710\" data-end=\"949\"><strong data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"766\">&#8220;They came not just as soldiers, but as vandals,&#8221;<\/strong> said Lama Fakih, Middle East and North Africa Director at Human Rights Watch. \u201cSchools were not merely used\u2014they were pillaged, defaced, and in some cases, systematically destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"983\">Schools Turned Battlegrounds<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1204\">The HRW report reveals that at least three schools in Naqoura, Yarine, and Aita al-Shaab were occupied by Israeli forces, leaving behind a trail of destruction. Photos and videos published by HRW show scenes of chaos:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1668\">\n<li data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1355\">\n<p data-start=\"1207\" data-end=\"1355\">At <strong data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1248\">Naqoura Intermediate Public School<\/strong>, laptops lie smashed on the classroom floor, while blackboards are scrawled over with military graffiti.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1356\" data-end=\"1504\">\n<p data-start=\"1358\" data-end=\"1504\">In <strong data-start=\"1361\" data-end=\"1371\">Yarine<\/strong>, walls bear the emblem of Israel\u2019s notorious Golani Brigade, surrounded by destruction that seems more deliberate than incidental.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1505\" data-end=\"1668\">\n<p data-start=\"1507\" data-end=\"1668\">At <strong data-start=\"1510\" data-end=\"1527\">Aita al-Shaab<\/strong>, investigators found a <strong data-start=\"1551\" data-end=\"1565\">shock tube<\/strong>, a demolition device typically used in controlled explosions\u2014a grim indicator of intentional sabotage.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1832\"><em data-start=\"1673\" data-end=\"1768\">&#8220;There is no military justification for defacing classrooms or destroying educational tools,&#8221;<\/em> HRW stated, emphasizing that such acts violate the laws of war.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1834\" data-end=\"1862\">A Crisis within a Crisis<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1864\" data-end=\"2199\">For Lebanon\u2019s children, the war\u2019s impact is compounded by an already devastated education system. Since the 2019 economic collapse, students have suffered over six years of disrupted schooling. Remote learning is rare. Electricity is unreliable. Teachers are underpaid. Now, war has added another cruel layer of trauma and deprivation.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2201\" data-end=\"2393\">\n<p data-start=\"2203\" data-end=\"2393\"><em data-start=\"2206\" data-end=\"2289\">&#8220;Our children are not only missing school\u2014they\u2019re being robbed of their futures,&#8221;<\/em> said Amal Chahine, a teacher in southern Lebanon who visited one of the vandalized sites in March 2025.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3 data-start=\"2395\" data-end=\"2424\">An Urgent Call for Action<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2426\" data-end=\"2694\">HRW\u2019s report urges both the Lebanese government and international donors to <strong data-start=\"2502\" data-end=\"2568\">prioritize the rebuilding of critical education infrastructure<\/strong>. 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