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School journey in occupied West Bank village marked by soldiers and reported settler violence

Al Jazeera reports that a 14-year-old student, Aws, was killed by settler fire at his school in al-Mughayyir on 21 April.

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Palestinian students in al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah, pass Israeli soldiers on their way to school, according to a report by Al Jazeera.

The report says 14-year-old student Aws was killed by Israeli settler fire on school grounds on 21 April. His teacher reportedly carried him from the site.

The teacher’s brother was also reportedly killed that day while trying to help, Al Jazeera said. The supplied report does not specify the year of the incident or provide independent corroboration of the shooting’s circumstances.

Al-Mughayyir is a village in the occupied West Bank. Al Jazeera’s account places the deaths within a wider description of Palestinian children living amid Israeli military presence and reported settler violence.

The report also says the village had buried other children during the same year, without providing further details.

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