Palestinians rebuild school dismantled by Israel last month in Jubbet al-Dhib
Sept. 9, 2017 12:16 P.M. (Updated: Sept. 9, 2017 7:36 P.M.)
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BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Palestinians in the village of Jubbet al-Dhib in the occupied West Bank district of Bethlehem rebuilt a school overnight on Friday that was dismantled in the village a day before the first day of school last month, which left some 64 students without a school to attend.
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Israeli forces surround rebuilt Palestinian school, sparking fears of coming demolition
Sept. 9, 2017 7:35 P.M. (Updated: Sept. 9, 2017 8:05 P.M.)
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JUBBET AL-DHIB, BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli forces stormed the village of Jubbet al-Dhib in the occupied West Bank district of Bethlehem on Saturday evening, and surrounded a site where Palestinians have been rebuilding a school that was demolished by Israeli authorities last month.
Employees from the Bethlehem office of the Palestinian education ministry and activists rebuilt five classrooms with concrete blocks overnight Friday, as Israeli soldiers fired tear gas canisters at them, witnesses told Ma’an at the time.
Large numbers of military vehicles and forces from the Israeli army and the Israeli Civil Administration returned to the construction site Saturday evening and surrounded the school from three directions.
Israeli forces then attempted to evict Palestinian activists and workers who were completing works at the school, firing tear gas, stun grenades, and gunshots toward the crowd.
A state of tension prevailed at the site, for fear that Israeli authorities would destroy the school once again.
