Illegal Israeli settlers attack Palestinian school in West Bank
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The settler assault comes amid rising and ongoing Israeli settler violence in the West Bank.
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Israeli settlers fire at Palestinians in the West Bank on October 12, 2022. (AFP)
Illegal Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian school on Monday in the Mu'arrajat area, in the city of Ariha in the West Bank, a local activist stated.
The settlers assaulted students and teachers at the Arab al-Ka'abneh Primary School, wounding several people and besieging the premises, according to a statement issued by Hassan Mleihat, a member of the Al-Baidar Organization for the Defense of Bedouin Rights.
Three people were injured during the attack and were being treated by medics, the Palestinian Red Cresent Society reported.
Illegal Israeli settlers attack a Palestinian school in the Mu'arrajat area, northwest of Jericho in the occupied West Bank, assaulting both students and teachers ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/j7YFM5NB0D
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The Palestinian Education Ministry condemned the attack, accusing settlers and the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) of obstructing education and terrorizing Palestinian children.
The ministry said the attack was a “recurring violation that reveals the ugly face of the Israeli occupation and its disregard for children's rights."
702 Palestinians killed by IOF, settlers in West Bank since Oct. 7
702 Palestinians have been killed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) and settlers in the West Bank since October 7, the Palestinian Health Ministry revealed Wednesday.
The ministry's statement highlighted that over 5,700 Palestinians have been wounded by the ongoing Israeli aggression in the occupied land, with 10,500 others detained over the last 11 months.
The death toll included at least eight Palestinians killed during Israeli airstrikes carried out on Wednesday in the city of Tabus, the nearby town of Tamun, and the West Bank's northern city of Tulkarm.
