<h2 style='font-size:24px;margin-bottom:10px;'>School Surrounded by Barbed Wire as Settler Attacks Rise</h2><p style='font-size:16px;line-height:1.5;margin-bottom:15px;'>Al‑Mughayyir, a small village just north‑east of Ramallah, has seen its children’s school cordoned off with barbed‑wire fencing, a stark response to a steep rise in settlement violence. The fence was erected after parents reported repeated threats and one fatal shooting outside the school gates in April. The new barrier aims to protect pupils and staff from further attacks as the Israeli outposts in the area expand.
In the past year, at least six people, including three students, have been killed in the village. The incidents underscore a growing tension between the local Palestinian community and the nearby Jewish settlers, who maintain a high‑pressure presence that often triggers Israeli military checkpoints at Al‑Mughayyir’s entrance.
Under international law, all Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are deemed illegal, and many outposts around Al‑Mughayyir are also prohibited under Israeli law. The barbed‑wire fence represents a desperate measure taken by parents, who reportedly slipped through the protective barrier every day to get their children to school.
Despite the risk, pupils continue to return to their classrooms, showing resilience amid an environment of uncertainty.
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School Surrounded by Barbed Wire as Settler Attacks Rise
School Surrounded by Barbed Wire as Settler Attacks Rise
Parents and pupils at an Al‑Mughayyir school now use barbed‑wire fencing to protect against escalating settler violence.
In the occupied West Bank, a school in Al‑Mughayyir has been encircled by barbed‑wire fencing after a surge in settler attacks. Parents fear for their children’s safety as nearby Jewish outposts continue to grow. Six people, including three students, have been killed this year, with a 14‑year‑old shot outside the school gates in April. The new fencing marks a stark change in daily life for a community already under duress. All Israeli settlements in the West Bank are illegal under international law, and many of the ad‑hoc outposts around Al‑Mughayyir are also illegal under Israeli law.
