Palestinian students in the occupied West Bank were forced to hold classes outdoors after illegal Israeli settlers blocked the main road to school with a fence and barbed wire, Anadolu reports. Residents of Umm al-Khair village in the Masafer Yatta area in southern West Bank said the route was closed early in the morning, preventing around 55 students from reaching school. Villagers staged a sit-in protest demanding the road be reopened, but Israeli forces intervened and used tear gas, affecting children in the area, according to local sources. Palestinian activist and teacher Tareq al-Hazzalin said “usurping settlers” had closed the road used by students to reach school. “We informed the police, but no action was taken,” he said. He added […]
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Read Full Article on Middle East Monitor →![Palestinian students attend an outdoor lesson in the street after Israeli settlers blocked the road leading to their school in the village of Ummul Khayr, located in the Masafer Yatta region south of Hebron, West Bank on April 14, 2026. [Wisam Hashlamoun - Anadolu Agency]](https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/AA-20260414-41101469-41101452-PALESTINIAN_STUDENTS_CONTINUE_TO_STUDY_OUTDOORS_AFTER_ISRAELI_SETTLERS_BLOCK_SCHOOL_ROAD.jpg)
