Israeli forces fire tear gas near Palestinian schoolchildren
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“Israeli forces fired tear gas towards a group of children trying to walk to school in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank”
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The claim is reported by three independent news organizations: Al Jazeera, Dawn, and The Guardian (via the web search result describing the sit-in). All sources confirm that Israeli forces fired tear gas at Palestinian schoolchildren in the West Bank/Masafer Yatta area.
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— Israeli forces have fired teargas at Palestinian schoolchildren who were staging a sit-in in the occupied West Bank after settlers blocked access to their school. The Israeli military said it had disp…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/israeli-forces…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/israeli-forces…
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— UMM KHAIR: Israeli forces fired tear gas at Palestinian schoolchildren staging a sit-in on Monday in the occupied West Bank, footage showed, after settlers blocked access to their school.Israel has oc…
https://www.dawn.com/news/1991467/israeli-troops-fire-tear-g…
https://www.dawn.com/news/1991467/israeli-troops-fire-tear-g…
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— Israeli forces fired tear gas towards a group of children trying to walk to school in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank after a fence had been erected blocking their route, according to local re…
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/13/israeli-f…
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/13/israeli-f…
“a fence had been erected blocking their route”
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The specific detail that a fence was erected blocking the route is explicitly mentioned by Al Jazeera and The Electronic Intifada. Additionally, The Guardian reports that settlers were attempting to 'tighten the noose' and block access, which corroborates the general circumstance of the route being obstructed.
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— Bassam Jabr, the director of education for the Masafer Yatta area, confirmed the children were staging a sit-in at the time of the incident. “Settlers are trying to tighten the noose on us in every wa…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/israeli-forces…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/13/israeli-forces…
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— Israeli forces fired tear gas towards a group of children trying to walk to school in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank after a fence had been erected blocking their route, according to local re…
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/13/israeli-f…
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/4/13/israeli-f…
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— Israeli forces fired tear gas towards a group of children trying to walk to school in Masafer Yatta in the occupied West Bank after a fence had been erected blocking their route, according to local re…
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/i…
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/nora-barrows-friedman/i…
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