In brief
In al‑Mughayyir, north‑east of Ramallah, a primary school has been surrounded by barbed‑wire fencing as local parents fear for their children amid escalating settler violence. The village, increasingly surrounded by Jewish settler outposts, has seen several casualties this year, including a 14‑year‑old boy shot outside the school gates. Israeli forces run ad‑hoc checkpoints at the entrance, while many of the outposts around the village are illegal under both Israeli and international law. The barbed‑wire perimeter represents a desperate attempt to create a protective buffer for students. The situation underscores the heightened tension and safety concerns faced by Palestinian communities in occupied territories.
In the isolated village of al‑Mughayyir, north‑east of Ramallah, parents have encircled a primary school with barbed‑wire fencing to protect students from an upsurge of Israeli settler violence.
The village has been increasingly surrounded by Jewish settler outposts, and a makeshift Israeli checkpoint is often stationed at the entrance. Local residents fear that the barrier will keep both settlement forces and guerrilla fighters from approaching the school grounds.
Six people, including three pupils, have been killed in al‑Mughayyir this year in a surge of settler‑related attacks. One of them, 14‑year‑old Aws al‑Naasan, was shot dead by a settler outside the school gates in April.
All Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are illegal under international law, and many of the small ad‑hoc outposts around al‑Mughayyir are also illegal under Israeli law.
