{
  "id": 7049308,
  "title": "OCHA: West Bank schooling disrupted by displacement, pending demolitions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/ocha-west-bank-schooling-disrupted-by-displacement-pending-demolitions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T03:06:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/ocha-west-bank-schooling-disrupted-displacement-closures-pending"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has reported that schooling in the occupied West Bank has been disrupted by displacement and pending demolitions. Despite more than 830,000 Palestinian boys and girls returning to school this week, thousands of students remain facing ongoing challenges to their education.\n\nAccording to OCHA, more than 4,000 displaced students from refugee camps in the northern West Bank were unable to return to their schools. Additionally, the closure of six UNRWA schools in occupied East Jerusalem by Israeli authorities has also impacted schooling.\n\nIn Area C of the West Bank, ten schools serving over 360 students are currently abandoned due to displacement caused by settler attacks and restricted access. Furthermore, 84 schools are under pending demolition or stop-work orders, threatening the education of nearly 13,000 students.\n\nThe situation has been further exacerbated by a surge in Covid cases, leading to an increase in online learning from students' homes. Despite these obstacles, education continues to be a priority for the Palestinian people in the West Bank.",
  "summary": "OCHA: West Bank schooling disrupted by displacement, pending demolitions More than 830,000 Palestinian boys and girls returned to school this week in the occupied West Bank, but thousands face continued disruption to their education, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). In a statement, OCHA said more than 4,000 students among those returning to school…",
  "key_points": [
    "Over 830,000 Palestinian students returned to school this week.",
    "4,000 displaced students from refugee camps couldn't return to schools.",
    "84 schools face pending demolition, affecting 13,000 students."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Displacement and pending demolitions are disrupting schooling for thousands of West Bank students, exacerbating existing challenges to education in the region and threatening access to learning for nearly 13,000 more.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/7049308.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "published": "2026-09-13T01:05:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/idf-warns-of-rising-west-bank-tensions-despite-low-terror-levels",
        "published": "2026-09-13T06:14:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}