The staff and students at Shuafat Basic Boys School in eastern Jerusalem are facing uncertain future after Israeli soldiers ordered them to shut down within 30 days. The school is one of six across East Jerusalem run by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees called UNRWA. The closure orders come after Israel banned UNRWA from operating on Israeli soil.
Palestinian children in East Jerusalem could lose their schools as Israeli-ordered closures loom
The staff and students at Shuafat Basic Boys School in eastern Jerusalem are facing uncertain future after Israeli soldiers ordered them to shut down within 30 days. The school is one of six across East Jerusalem run by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees called UNRWA. The closure orders come after Israel banned UNRWA from operating on Israeli soil.
