#Palestinian #school #pupils looking at the remains of their new school, confiscated by the Israeli military, shortly after being built. ⠀
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"At 05.00hrs December 5th 2018 a newly built six-roomed school was sawn apart. Panel by panel, block by block it was de-constructed and loaded onto transporters. Water tanks, windows, roof sections were taken away. Only the metal uprights were left sticking up from the concrete like bones of a body. By 08.45 the school had gone...⠀
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As Bill Van Esveld, senior children’s rights researcher at Human Rights Watch, says, 'Israeli officials should be on notice that razing dozens of Palestinian schools not only can block children from getting an education, but may be an international crime. As part of their efforts to support Palestinian schools, other countries should demand that those destroying schools should be held to account.'"⠀
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Read EA Lucy's full blog at eyewitnessblogs.com: “We cannot guarantee anything to pass on to our children except an education, and even that is not always possible”⠀
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#Palestine #Israel #WestBank #Children #PhotooftheDay #Photography #DailyLife #Occupation #Freedom #HumanRights #InternationalLaw #RighttoEducation #Testimonies #PhotoDocumentary #TravelBlog #HumansofPalestine #PeopleofPalestine #Friday #FridayFact
"From the beginning they shot live rounds.” In 2016, [Israeli forces] shot Murad’s 11-year-old son, Khaled, in the leg with a live bullet, completely fracturing his thighbone. When a family friend tried to carry him to safety, the soldiers shot him too. Khaled’s thighbone is now 3cm shorter, and he still has problems walking as a result of his injury. In his latest #eyewitnessblog, EA Jamie explores Israel's lethal use of force across Occupied Palestine. Read in full at eyewitnessblogs.com
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UN: In 2018 Israeli forces killed 294 Palestinians and injured 32,871 others.⠀
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