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Palestinian schools in the West Bank to reopen – even if for [only three days a week](/features/2026/2/13/israel-deprives-palestinians-proper-education-witholding-revenues) – the children in Umm al-Khair arrived to find the fence blocking
children from Umm al-Khair use to reach their school, [blocking their safe access](/news/2026/4/20/as-barbed-wire-blocks-kids-from-class-palestinians-stage-freedom-school) ever since. On April 16, Israeli forces staged a raid on Beit Duqqu, northwest of Jerusalem, during which they shot
blocking the route used by children to reach school. Khaleel Alhathaleen, the head of Umm al-Khair’s village council, said the closure obstructed students’ movement and disrupted their education. After more than 40 days
School” – walking alongside the schoolchildren right up to the fence as the children banged on drums and sang defiant songs while soldiers watched from metres away. For stretches of time, the children sat down