Israeli forces surround school

Ma'an - Israeli forces surrounded the Yasser Arafat School in the west end of Azzun, a town east of Qalqiliya on Monday. Troops demanded children evacuate the school so boys accused of rock throwing could be detained.

The school's principal, Majid Odwan, said three military vehicles were stationed outside the gates of the building. Soldiers started by calling out the the children with loudspeakers demanding that they empty the school so several boys could be detained, he said.

Odwan shouted back that he refused the request and would keep children inside the school compound for the duration of their lessons, he said.

Responding to the principal's remarks, soldiers declared that they would remain stationed outside the school until classes finished and take the children then. Soldiers remained outside the school for more than an hour, reports said....  Full story