Even at it’s peak, Gaza did not have any significant science being produced.
It’s even in the actual article:
Researchers in Gaza do not have access to sufficient materials, including chemicals, scientific instruments and replacement parts, since 2007. The lack of infrastructure affects researchers in all fields of science, and has limited the number of publications and our quality of research.
It was dirt poor, quite literally.
I’m not saying that destroying educational institutions is good, or that it didn’t matter. It absolutely does matter and isn’t a good thing, I’m just saying that the headline is misleading. I really wish this war didn’t have so much propaganda going on from both sides.