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The Israeli army’s closure of two checkpoints in the northern West Bank prevented more than 100 Palestinian teachers from reaching their schools, an education official said on Sunday, according to the official Palestinian news agency Wafa.
Azmi Balawneh, director of education in Tubas Governorate, said 104 teachers were unable to reach schools after the Tayasir and Ein Shibli checkpoints in the northern Jordan Valley were shut.
The closures disrupted classes at six schools and a kindergarten attended by about 1,100 students, Balawneh said.
Restrictions disrupt education and work
The Israeli army closed the checkpoints as part of wider military restrictions across the occupied West Bank.
In a separate development, Israeli forces raided Al-Mughayyir village east of Ramallah, closed its main entrance and arrested dozens of Palestinians, local sources told Anadolu Agency.
A large military force entered the village early on Sunday, deployed across its neighbourhoods and searched Palestinian homes, the sources said. Infantry units, military vehicles and a drone were also present during the operation.
The closure of the village entrance disrupted school attendance and prevented workers and employees from reaching their workplaces, according to the sources.
Raids intensify in the occupied West Bank
Al-Mughayyir has experienced repeated Israeli raids and attacks amid escalating violence against Palestinians and their property in the area.
Since Israel began its war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, Israeli forces and settlers have intensified attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
