IOF Demolishes Palestinian School in Bethlehem

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Bethlehem, MINA – The Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) demolished late Tuesday a primary school east of the southern West Bank province of Bethlehem.

Local sources affirmed to the PIC reporter that IOF soldiers broke into Jib al-Zayyib area to the east of Bethlehem city, accompanied by a number of bulldozers, and started the demolition of a primary school under the pretext of being built without “Israeli permit.”

Local residents tried to prevent the demolition, however; Israeli forces prevented them from approaching the area, PIC reported.

The demolition process came only few hours before the start of the new school year in Palestine.

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Two days ago, Israeli authorities had issued a stop-work notification against the school before being demolished on Tuesday.(T/R04/RS5)

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)

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