Israeli settler attacks on the Hammamat Al-Maleh School

On April 20, at 18:00, a group of settlers stormed the Al-Maleh Bedouin community in the northern Jordan Valley (Tubas governorate), and demolished with bulldozers the Al-Maleh Basic School and the surrounding housing, after all the families had previously been displaced from it under threat.

Meanwhile, Azmi Balawneh, the Director of Education in Tubas, stated that approximately 70 students, from kindergarten through fourth grade were receiving their basic education at the targeted school. But due to the settler attacks that caused families to flee the area, the number of students dwindled to 30, then to 16, before the school was completely emptied after all the families were displaced. The school employed seven staff members, including the principal, five teachers, and a services courier.

The settler attacks included vandalism, destruction of facilities and obstructing the access of its students.

The demolition of the school comes amid mounting challenges facing the education sector in Palestine, particularly in highly threatened areas such as the northern Jordan Valley. These attacks negatively impact the learning environment and disrupt its stability and continuity.