Overview
- The attack at Al-Mughayyir Boys’ Secondary School, which unfolded Tuesday, left ninth-grader Aws al-Naasan, 14, and parent Jihad Abu Naim, 32, dead and wounded several others, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry and witnesses.
- Video verified by CNN shows a man in military-style fatigues advancing and firing toward the school, and activists identify him as a settler known to the village.
- The Israeli military says a civilian reservist opened fire after rocks struck a vehicle carrying Israelis, states the incident is under review, and reports no arrests so far.
- School staff and villagers say gunfire intensified as parents rushed to evacuate children, describe shooters positioned along the school’s western side, and report soldiers present with settlers.
- Rights groups and local reports say the killings track with a wider squeeze on Palestinian schooling that includes a school demolition in Hammamat al-Maleh and razor wire blocking children’s route in Umm al-Khair, with international law deeming Israeli settlements on occupied land illegal.