The Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanesesaid on Sunday on ‘hope. (…) Look at the totality of Israel’s behavior, on the entire territory it illegally occupies, against the entire Palestinian people who live there. And when you see how children, in particular, are targeted… You see the destructive spirit and intent at work, in carrying out a plan that comes from far away. »
Francesca Albanese is referring to an incident that took place on Sunday morning in which the Israeli army prevented children from reaching the Haj Ziad Jaber school in the Jaber neighborhood in Hébronsouth of the occupied West Bank, by closing the road with barbed wire, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported. Israeli forces closed an access road with barbed wire in the Old City of Hebron, preventing students from reaching the Ziad Jaber elementary school, Wafa reported.
On site, Aref Jabera local human rights activist, told the Palestinian agency that the blocked road left more than 40 students stranded near the street, less than 30 meters from their school, without access. reach. He added that this type of closure often occurs during Jewish holidays to facilitate the passage of Israeli settlers to the Ibrahimi Mosque in the heart of the city. The mosque, believed to have been built on the tomb of the Prophet Abraham, has been divided since 1994 into two parts, one for Muslims and the other for Jews, following the death of 29 Palestinians killed by a settler during prayers. dawn on February 25 of the same year.
Canada
