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He worked as a dean and professor at Islamic University of Gaza, Faculty of Education.

[4][1] Al-Astal worked as a coordinator for several programs and projects, including: "Improving the Quality of Technology Education Teacher Preparation Programs in the Universities and Colleges in Gaza Strip", funded by International Development Association and European Union in 2010 and "Teacher Education Improvement Program (TEIP)", funded by World Bank and Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education, between 2011 and 2019.

[5] In 2005, he published a book entitled Mihnat altaelim 'adwar almuealimin fe madrasat almustaqbal (‘The teaching profession, the roles of teachers in the school of the future’ Arabic: مهنة التعليم أدوار المعلمين في مدرسة المستقبل) in cooperation with Faryal Younis Al-Khalidi.

[6] On 23 October 2023, he, his wife, his daughters, and number of his relatives were killed during an airstrike attack fired by Israeli Air Force on his home, during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.