US EditionIsrael closes 6 UN schools for Palestinians in east Jerusalem
- Israel closed six UNRWA schools for Palestinian students in East Jerusalem in 2025, impacting nearly 800 children from first to ninth grade.
- The closures followed Israel's earlier ban on UNRWA operating on Israeli soil, intensified after Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, marking a long campaign against the agency.
- Israeli authorities said the schools lacked licenses and accused UNRWA of teaching antisemitic and anti-Israel content, while parents were told to enroll children elsewhere in Jerusalem.
- AP reporters witnessed Israeli police firing tear gas in a school yard as children played, causing coughing, crying, and chaos; teacher Duaa Zourba said staff were psychologically harmed by the closures.
- The school closures left students and families uncertain about education access, with parents fearing increased absenteeism, and some refusing to send children through checkpoints or traffic risks.
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Israel shuts down UN schools in Jerusalem
Half a year after the Knesset passed legislation barring the terrorist-linked UNRWA from operating in Israeli territory, police shut down six UNRWA schools in Jerusalem. By David Rosenberg, World Israel News Israeli authorities shut down six schools operated by a controversial United Nations agency linked to Gaza terrorists, half a year after the Knesset passed legislation banning the agency from operating on Israeli soil. Police issued closure …
Israel shuts six UNRWA schools in East Jerusalem, sending hundreds of students home midday
The school day in Shuafat camp and Wadi Joz began as usual, but midday, Israel Police arrived and ordered them to shut down. UNRWA said it was 'a traumatizing experience for children at immediate risk of losing their access to education'
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