An armed Israeli Jewish settler opened gunfire at a Palestinian girls’ primary school in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem. Hundreds of students were evacuated and classes were cancelled following the attack. Violence and vandalism by Israeli settlers is commonplace in the
Highlights
- An armed Israeli Jewish settler opened gunfire at a Palestinian girls’ primary school in the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem.
- Hundreds of students were evacuated and classes were cancelled in the aftermath of the attack.
- Violence and vandalism by Israeli settlers is commonplace in the West Bank, with perpetrators rarely held to account by the Israeli occupation authorities.
- Israeli forces arrive after an armed Israeli.
- settler left the area only to later return accompanied by a number of other settlers.
- They remained near the school for a while while the incident took place in the village of Tuqu, Safa news agency reported.