PPS: Israel arrests six Palestinian students during school exams

Ramallah (ANTARA) - The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS) stated on Thursday that the number of Tawjihi students arrested by Israeli occupation forces has increased to six, following the detention of two additional students.

Tawjihi is the national secondary school examination programme in Palestine.

The PPS reported that Israeli forces detained Diaa Abdel Fattah Jawabra (18) from the Al-Arroub refugee camp after raiding his family’s home in the early hours of Wednesday. During the raid, Zionist forces damaged the house and its contents and attacked family members.

Previously, Israeli forces had also detained Amr Osama Rabay’a (18) from Jenin after raiding his family’s residence.

According to the PPS, the continuous targeting of Tawjihi students reflects a systematic policy aimed at depriving Palestinian students of their right to education and preventing them from completing their studies.

According to data from the Palestinian Ministry of Education and Higher Education, 65 Tawjihi students were detained before the examinations commenced. With the arrest of these six students, the total number of detained Tawjihi students has risen to 71.

The PPS stated that the large-scale arrest campaign across the occupied West Bank, which has intensified since the start of the Gaza war, continues to target all sectors of Palestinian society, particularly students.