Zionist settlers demolish school in the Jordan Valley

OCCUPIED PALESTINE, April 21 (YPA) – Zionist settlers demolished the Al-Maleh School in the northern Jordan Valley last night, Palestinian media sources reported, citing local officials.

The head of the Al-Maleh village council, Mahdi Daraghmeh, reported that settlers stormed the community and demolished the school and surrounding homes.

He added that the colonists’ ongoing attacks had previously forced Palestinian families to leave the area.

Meanwhile, Azmi Balawneh, the Director of Education in Tubas, stated that approximately 70 students, from first to fourth grade, were receiving their basic education at the targeted school.

He added that due to settlers’ attacks that caused families to flee the area, the number of students dwindled to 30, then to 16, before the school was completely emptied after all the families were displaced.

The school employed seven staff members, including the principal, five teachers, and a services courier.

@E.Y.M