Israeli raids in West Bank forcing children out of school: Save The Children

Global child advocacy group Save the Children says Israel’s latest raids in areas of the northern occupied West Bank have confined entire communities to their homes, meaning children there cannot go to school. The organisation says it also had to suspend its educational classes and child protection work in areas subjected to expansive raids, blocking more than 700 children from crucial services. “While attention has been focused on Gaza, we must not take our eyes off child rights violations in the West Bank,” said Save the Children’s Regional Director for the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe Ahmad Alhendawi.