15 apr 2019
Israeli soldiers attacked, Monday, dozens of schoolchildren and teachers in the southern area of Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, causing dozens of teachers and schoolchildren to suffer the severe effects of teargas inhalation.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs and concussion grenades into and around Hebron Elementary School for Boys, Khadija Bint Khweiled Emanatory School for Boys, Thu Nurain Elementary School for Bays, and Tareq Bin Ziad School for Boys, while the students were standing in line, in the yards of their schools, preparing to start the school day.
They added that dozens of schoolchildren and teachers suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, before local medics rushed to the educational facilities, and provided them with the needed treatment.
It is worth mentioning that the schools in that area are subject to daily violations and assaults by the soldiers, constantly stationed at the Abu ar-Reesh military roadblock, west of the Ibrahimi Mosque, and roadblock #60, south of the mosque, in addition to many roadblocks that are repeatedly installed near the schools.
Media sources in Hebron said the soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs and concussion grenades into and around Hebron Elementary School for Boys, Khadija Bint Khweiled Emanatory School for Boys, Thu Nurain Elementary School for Bays, and Tareq Bin Ziad School for Boys, while the students were standing in line, in the yards of their schools, preparing to start the school day.
They added that dozens of schoolchildren and teachers suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, before local medics rushed to the educational facilities, and provided them with the needed treatment.
It is worth mentioning that the schools in that area are subject to daily violations and assaults by the soldiers, constantly stationed at the Abu ar-Reesh military roadblock, west of the Ibrahimi Mosque, and roadblock #60, south of the mosque, in addition to many roadblocks that are repeatedly installed near the schools.
14 apr 2019
Jewish settlers on Sunday morning placed explosive devices outside a Palestinian school in al-Khalil in the West Bank as well as at an entrance to the Ibrahimi Mosque.
Local sources said that settlers booby-trapped the outer stairs of the Ibrahimiya School near the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil.
They added that Israeli soldiers evacuated the school after local residents found the explosive devices.
A cluster of explosive devices were also found at one of the entrances to the Ibrahimi Mosque.
A massacre would have happened if the explosive devices had not been found, a Palestinian official in the city said.
Local sources said that settlers booby-trapped the outer stairs of the Ibrahimiya School near the Ibrahimi Mosque in al-Khalil.
They added that Israeli soldiers evacuated the school after local residents found the explosive devices.
A cluster of explosive devices were also found at one of the entrances to the Ibrahimi Mosque.
A massacre would have happened if the explosive devices had not been found, a Palestinian official in the city said.
Israeli soldiers caused, Sunday, dozens of Palestinian schoolchildren to suffer the severe effects of teargas inhalation in a school in Orif village, south of the northern West Bank city of Nablus.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded the village, before storming the local high school, and fired a barrage of gas bombs at students protesting the invasion, causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. video
Medics rushed to the school and provided the wounded students with the urgently needed medical attention, and moved many of them to a local medical center for further treatment.
It is worth mentioning that the school has been a target of frequent attacks and violations by Israeli soldiers and illegal colonialist settlers and was shut down six times this current semester.
The latest assault was carried out after illegal Israeli colonists from Yitzhar colony, which was built on Palestinian lands, attacked the village and several surrounding village, and damaged to cars in addition to causing fractures to one Palestinian.
Media sources said the soldiers invaded the village, before storming the local high school, and fired a barrage of gas bombs at students protesting the invasion, causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. video
Medics rushed to the school and provided the wounded students with the urgently needed medical attention, and moved many of them to a local medical center for further treatment.
It is worth mentioning that the school has been a target of frequent attacks and violations by Israeli soldiers and illegal colonialist settlers and was shut down six times this current semester.
The latest assault was carried out after illegal Israeli colonists from Yitzhar colony, which was built on Palestinian lands, attacked the village and several surrounding village, and damaged to cars in addition to causing fractures to one Palestinian.
Injured students and staff received first aid on the scene.
Palestinian students are regularly harassed by Israeli forces and settlers in Hebron City.
Meanwhile, Israeli police forces had evacuated students and staff from the Ibrahimi Elementary School, also in Hebron City, shortly after a suspicious body was found at the entrance of the school.
Israeli police forces sealed off the area and safely removed the suspicious body, however, did not identify its origin.
Locals believe that the suspicious body might have been placed at the entrance of the school by Israeli settlers.
Some 800 notoriously aggressive Israeli settlers now live under the protection of the Israeli military in the Old City of Hebron, surrounded by more than 30,000 Palestinians.
The UN documented 111 Israeli attacks on education in the West Bank affecting more than 19,000 children in the last four months of 2018.
The UN documentation identified the Israeli attacks as “Incidents of interference in schools by Israeli forces,” which include “threats of demolition, clashes on the way to school between students and security forces, teachers stopped at checkpoints, and the violent actions of Israeli forces and settlers on some occasions.”
UN officials said, “More than half of the verified incidents involved live ammunition, tear gas and stun grenades fired into or near schools by Israeli forces, impacting the delivery of education or injuring students.”
Palestinian students are regularly harassed by Israeli forces and settlers in Hebron City.
Meanwhile, Israeli police forces had evacuated students and staff from the Ibrahimi Elementary School, also in Hebron City, shortly after a suspicious body was found at the entrance of the school.
Israeli police forces sealed off the area and safely removed the suspicious body, however, did not identify its origin.
Locals believe that the suspicious body might have been placed at the entrance of the school by Israeli settlers.
Some 800 notoriously aggressive Israeli settlers now live under the protection of the Israeli military in the Old City of Hebron, surrounded by more than 30,000 Palestinians.
The UN documented 111 Israeli attacks on education in the West Bank affecting more than 19,000 children in the last four months of 2018.
The UN documentation identified the Israeli attacks as “Incidents of interference in schools by Israeli forces,” which include “threats of demolition, clashes on the way to school between students and security forces, teachers stopped at checkpoints, and the violent actions of Israeli forces and settlers on some occasions.”
UN officials said, “More than half of the verified incidents involved live ammunition, tear gas and stun grenades fired into or near schools by Israeli forces, impacting the delivery of education or injuring students.”
9 apr 2019
Dozens of Palestinian students and teachers suffocated with tear-gas as Israeli soldiers targeted their schools, in the southern occupied West Bank city of Hebron, with tear-gas bombs and stun grenades, on Tuesday.
Locals reported that Israeli forces heavily fired tear-gas bombs and stun grenades targeting the adjacent schools of Hebron Elementary School, Tareq Ben Ziad School, al-Hajriya Elementary School and the Khadija Ben Khweiled Elementary School.
Dozens of students, mostly children, and teachers suffered tear-gas suffocation and were treated on the spot.
Locals reported that Israeli forces heavily fired tear-gas bombs and stun grenades targeting the adjacent schools of Hebron Elementary School, Tareq Ben Ziad School, al-Hajriya Elementary School and the Khadija Ben Khweiled Elementary School.
Dozens of students, mostly children, and teachers suffered tear-gas suffocation and were treated on the spot.
8 apr 2019
Dozens of Palestinian students and staff on Monday suffered breathing difficulties as a result of inhaling tear gas fired by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) towards al-Nahda school in the southern area of al-Khalil.
Local sources said that the IOF heavily fired poisonous gas bombs at the school causing dozens of suffocation cases among the students who were treated on the field.
Two of the school staff were transferred to a local hospital for treatment, the sources added.
There are 11 Palestinian schools in the southern area of al-Khalil and they are constantly attacked by Israeli settlers and IOF soldiers.
Local sources said that the IOF heavily fired poisonous gas bombs at the school causing dozens of suffocation cases among the students who were treated on the field.
Two of the school staff were transferred to a local hospital for treatment, the sources added.
There are 11 Palestinian schools in the southern area of al-Khalil and they are constantly attacked by Israeli settlers and IOF soldiers.
7 apr 2019
Israeli soldiers attacked, Sunday, schoolchildren while standing in line before the beginning of the school day in Hebron Elementary School, in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. video
Adnan Da’na, the principal of the school, told the WAFA Palestinian News Agency that the soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs into the school’s yard, as the students were standing in line ahead of the start of their school day.
He added that dozens of schoolchildren, and several teachers, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, while some of them were rushed to al-Mohtaseb Hospital in the city, due to the severe effects that made them unable to breathe.
The attack is part of repeated Israeli violations targeting schoolchildren, and educational facilities in Hebron, and in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
Adnan Da’na, the principal of the school, told the WAFA Palestinian News Agency that the soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs into the school’s yard, as the students were standing in line ahead of the start of their school day.
He added that dozens of schoolchildren, and several teachers, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, while some of them were rushed to al-Mohtaseb Hospital in the city, due to the severe effects that made them unable to breathe.
The attack is part of repeated Israeli violations targeting schoolchildren, and educational facilities in Hebron, and in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
28 mar 2019
Heavily armed Israeli soldiers watching as frightened Palestinian schoolchildren attempt to walk home passing through army lines.
Israeli soldiers, today, attacked Palestinian school children while they were leaving their school, in the Israeli-controlled part of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, reported WAFA correspondence.
They said that soldiers threw stun grenades at Hebron Elementary School for Boys and harassed the students in the street, after they left the school, causing panic and fear among the children, as well as suffocation from the gas.
Previously, Palestinian children going to or leaving their schools in the Israeli–controlled area of Hebron, known as H2, were accompanied by members of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH), an international civilian monitoring force, until Israel canceled their mandate, in February, and kicked them out of the West Bank after 22 years of service.
As a result, Israeli settlers and army harassment of Palestinian school children has become rampant.
Israeli soldiers, today, attacked Palestinian school children while they were leaving their school, in the Israeli-controlled part of the southern West Bank city of Hebron, reported WAFA correspondence.
They said that soldiers threw stun grenades at Hebron Elementary School for Boys and harassed the students in the street, after they left the school, causing panic and fear among the children, as well as suffocation from the gas.
Previously, Palestinian children going to or leaving their schools in the Israeli–controlled area of Hebron, known as H2, were accompanied by members of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH), an international civilian monitoring force, until Israel canceled their mandate, in February, and kicked them out of the West Bank after 22 years of service.
As a result, Israeli settlers and army harassment of Palestinian school children has become rampant.
26 mar 2019
Groups of Israeli settlers on Tuesday afternoon attacked a Palestinian school in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
Quds Press said, quoting local residents, that hordes of Israeli settlers, escorted by the Israeli army, gathered at the doors of an elementary school in Tuqu' town in Bethlehem, and blocked the movement of Palestinian citizens in the area.
The settlers attempted to break into the school and attacked the teachers and students, while dozens of Palestinian youths and parents rushed to the place and confronted the settler attack.
Quds Press said, quoting local residents, that hordes of Israeli settlers, escorted by the Israeli army, gathered at the doors of an elementary school in Tuqu' town in Bethlehem, and blocked the movement of Palestinian citizens in the area.
The settlers attempted to break into the school and attacked the teachers and students, while dozens of Palestinian youths and parents rushed to the place and confronted the settler attack.
24 mar 2019
Dozens of Palestinian students and teachers on Sunday suffered from their exposure to tear gas fumes after Israeli soldiers attacked them and their school in al-Khalil city.
According to local sources, Israeli soldiers intensively fired tear gas grenades at Palestinian students as they were entering al-Nahda School in the morning.
Several students and teachers received on-site medical assistance.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed and ransacked a Palestinian house in Jabel Johar neighborhood of al-Khalil city and stole a sum of money belonging to the homeowner, Hani al-Rajbi.
The IOF also raided two homes belonging to brothers from the family of al-Rajoub in Dura town, south of al-Khalil.
According to local sources, Israeli soldiers intensively fired tear gas grenades at Palestinian students as they were entering al-Nahda School in the morning.
Several students and teachers received on-site medical assistance.
Meanwhile, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) stormed and ransacked a Palestinian house in Jabel Johar neighborhood of al-Khalil city and stole a sum of money belonging to the homeowner, Hani al-Rajbi.
The IOF also raided two homes belonging to brothers from the family of al-Rajoub in Dura town, south of al-Khalil.
22 mar 2019
Israel forces stormed Ziad Jabber school, in Hebron, abducted a 10- year- old Palestinian child from inside his class, and physically assaulted the vice principal, guidance counselor and school janitor.
A wide spread footage showed soldiers breaking into the school and taking the child from his class, to a military post by force. Later, he was released. video
Ziad Jabber school, located in Jabber neighborhood adjacent to the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron, in the south of the occupied West Bank, is under full control of Israel occupation authorities, according to Al Ray.
A wide spread footage showed soldiers breaking into the school and taking the child from his class, to a military post by force. Later, he was released. video
Ziad Jabber school, located in Jabber neighborhood adjacent to the Ibrahimi Mosque, in Hebron, in the south of the occupied West Bank, is under full control of Israel occupation authorities, according to Al Ray.
19 mar 2019
The Israeli municipal authority in Occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday demolished, without prior notice, a building under construction belonging to al-Razi School in Shu’fat refugee camp, northeast of the holy city.
Local sources said that Israeli troops stormed the camp and evacuated all the students, teachers and employees from the school before bulldozers embarked on knocking down the two-story annexe.
Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers closed the military road barrier at the entrance to the camp and prevented Palestinian citizens and vehicles from moving in both directions.
Al-Razi School, which serves a wide segment of Palestinian children from the camp, was in need for another building to accommodate more students.
Local sources said that Israeli troops stormed the camp and evacuated all the students, teachers and employees from the school before bulldozers embarked on knocking down the two-story annexe.
Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers closed the military road barrier at the entrance to the camp and prevented Palestinian citizens and vehicles from moving in both directions.
Al-Razi School, which serves a wide segment of Palestinian children from the camp, was in need for another building to accommodate more students.