Bethlehem: Israeli forces raided an elementary school in the town of al-Khader in Bethlehem on Sunday evening and physically assaulted the town's mayor and other officials, according to a local official.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, Mahmoud Abdullah, head of the town's school Parents' Council, stated that the raid occurred as students were leaving the school. During the incident, the town's mayor and other officials were attacked by the forces using the butts of their rifles, resulting in injuries and bruises.
The forces also issued a threat to close all seven schools in the town. The Al-Khader schools complex, located in the old town near the apartheid wall, has faced repeated attacks targeting students by Israeli forces.
