44 Schools Across West Bank at Risk of ‘Israeli’ Demolition - Report

By Staff, Agencies

At least 44 Palestinian schools across so-called ‘Area C’ of the occupied West Bank are at risk of complete or partial demolition, a report published recently by a Kuwaiti magazine said.

The ‘Israeli’ occupation is planning the demolitions under the pretext that these schools did not have the licenses needed to be built, the report added.

However, Palestinians insist that the demolitions are aimed at ending the Palestinian existence in the area.

The so-called ‘Area C’ constitutes about 61 percent of the occupied West Bank and has been under the Zionist occupation’s military and civil control since the 1993 Oslo Accords.

The magazine cited Palestinian media sources as saying that homes and other facilities serving around 300,000 Palestinians living in ‘Area C’ are at risk of demolition by the ‘Israeli’ occupation at any time under the pretext of having no building licenses.

According to a UNSCO report, 10,000 Palestinian children learn in trailers, tents and tin shacks across the area. But even these makeshift structures and EU-funded facilities are repeatedly torn down.