Israeli occupation forces "IOF" and settlers attacked an elementary school in the Old City of Hebron, in the southern of West Bank...
Israeli occupation forces "IOF" and settlers attacked an elementary school in the Old City of Hebron, in the southern of West Bank, using teargas canisters, on Thursday morning.
At least 30 Palestinian children suffered choked on teargas, one of them reported in critical condition, local sources said.
Medics at the school’s clinic said Israeli soldiers fired teargas canisters towards schoolchildren, resulting in scores of suffocation cases, including one who was rushed to Mohammed Ali Hospital in critical condition.
According to the school’s headmaster a number of settlers took part in the attack on the school alongside the soldiers, including one identified as Ofer and known for his extremist and racist views against the Palestinians.
Israeli attacks against Palestinians in al-Khalil, most of it under Israeli army control, have increased since the international civilian monitoring team, the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH), has been forced out of the city earlier this month after Israeli occupation authorities refused to extend its mandate after 22 years of service in the occupied city.
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