Pupils have returned to a Palestinian school in al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank, where barbed wire has been put in place as protection against Israeli settlers, according to a report published on 8 September 2026.
The return comes amid a surge in Israeli settler-related violence in the area. Six people, including three pupils at the school, have been killed in al-Mughayyir this year, according to the report’s description.
The security measures reflect the dangers facing the school community as pupils resume their education. The barbed wire is intended to protect those at the school from attacks by settlers.
The available information does not provide further details about the circumstances of the deaths, the identities of those killed or the wider security situation in al-Mughayyir. It is known that three pupils are among six people killed in the area this year and that pupils have returned to the school behind protective fencing.
