Palestinian students navigate Israeli checkpoints to start the school year

Palestinian students must navigate Israeli checkpoints to and from school once again as the new school year begins for over 1.3 million Palestinian children in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza. United Nations figures recorded over 423 incidents affecting Palestinian children’s education in just the first six months of 2023, including delays at checkpoints that affect “approximately 50,000 children”, and harassment by Israeli settlers. The settler attacks fit a national pattern of increasing intimidation and violence against Palestinains. UN figures show settler attacks have been on a year-to-year upward trend since 2016, with 228 attacks recorded in 2022 leading to casualties Subscribe to our channel: Middle East Eye Website: Follow us on TikTok: @middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: Like us on Facebook: