A school in the occupied West Bank has installed new barbed wire fencing after three pupils were killed this year, reflecting growing fears among Palestinian families about the safety of children attending classes.
The measure was introduced by the school’s headteacher against a backdrop of increasing settler attacks. Parents are concerned that children face danger even while travelling to or attending school.
The source material does not identify the school, the pupils, or the circumstances in which the children were killed. It also does not provide details of the specific attacks referred to, or any response from Israeli authorities, settlers, Palestinian officials or other organisations.
The installation of barbed wire at a place of education underlines the level of anxiety being described by families in the area. Schools are typically expected to be safe spaces for children, but the reported security measure suggests that staff and parents believe additional protection is now necessary.
The latest known development is that the headteacher has put the fencing in place following the deaths of three pupils this year, while Palestinian parents continue to fear for their children’s lives as settler attacks increase.
