Published : 02-03-2018
In the strongest possible terms, UNRWA has condemned the incident, in which a bombardment with mortars killed two children from Palestine, near to the Jarmana camp for Palestinian refugees, which is located 8 km from Damascus.
The 14-year-old and 14 and a half-year-old boy, who are students in UNRWA’s schools, were killed on their way back from school. Both students were displaced from Yarmouk camp in Damascus. Two other students, aged 14 and 15 were injured in the same incident. Our hearts and feelings are with the families and friends of victims in societies that have been severely affected by the conflict.
UNRWA noted that as a result of the deterioration in the security situation, it was forced to suspend school attendance and suspend the distribution of food in many areas throughout and around Damascus. More than 27,000 children will be directly affected by the closure of schools, many of whom will suffer continuing trauma from the violence.
UNRWA stressed that it remains committed to providing quality education to the 47000 students in Syria, who despite the war, still have access to the education provided by UNRWA.
The two Palestinian boys who died are; 14-year-old “Qosay Haitham Hamady Mohammed,” and 15-year-old “Bahaa Al-Din Mohanad Hamady Mohammed,” from the Palestinian Shamlana clan and residents of Yarmouk camp. They died on 20/02/2018, after a mortar shell fell on the Jaramana area in the suburbs of Damascus.
They were hit by shrapnel from a mortar shell fired by the Syrian armed opposition on the town of Jaramana during their return from Rama School; the ‘Rabih Dawood Alternative School,’ which belongs to UNRWA. They were in the third preparatory class.
In the strongest possible terms, UNRWA has condemned the incident, in which a bombardment with mortars killed two children from Palestine, near to the Jarmana camp for Palestinian refugees, which is located 8 km from Damascus.
The 14-year-old and 14 and a half-year-old boy, who are students in UNRWA’s schools, were killed on their way back from school. Both students were displaced from Yarmouk camp in Damascus. Two other students, aged 14 and 15 were injured in the same incident. Our hearts and feelings are with the families and friends of victims in societies that have been severely affected by the conflict.
UNRWA noted that as a result of the deterioration in the security situation, it was forced to suspend school attendance and suspend the distribution of food in many areas throughout and around Damascus. More than 27,000 children will be directly affected by the closure of schools, many of whom will suffer continuing trauma from the violence.
UNRWA stressed that it remains committed to providing quality education to the 47000 students in Syria, who despite the war, still have access to the education provided by UNRWA.
The two Palestinian boys who died are; 14-year-old “Qosay Haitham Hamady Mohammed,” and 15-year-old “Bahaa Al-Din Mohanad Hamady Mohammed,” from the Palestinian Shamlana clan and residents of Yarmouk camp. They died on 20/02/2018, after a mortar shell fell on the Jaramana area in the suburbs of Damascus.
They were hit by shrapnel from a mortar shell fired by the Syrian armed opposition on the town of Jaramana during their return from Rama School; the ‘Rabih Dawood Alternative School,’ which belongs to UNRWA. They were in the third preparatory class.
