Local officials and witnesses say attackers shot at students first then at those who arrived to help
Two Palestinians, including a 14-year-old schoolboy, have been killed in the occupied West Bank after Israeli settlers opened fire near a school amid mounting assaults on education in the territory, witnesses and local officials have said.
The Palestinian health ministry said Aws al-Naasan, 14, and Jihad Abu Naim, 32, were killed in the attack on the village of al-Mughayyir, in which three others were wounded. The head of the local council told Reuters that Israeli settlers had entered the village and opened fire near a school – first at students, and later at others who arrived at the scene. Witnesses said settlers were later followed by Israeli soldiers.
Footage seen by the Guardian shows a settler in military fatigues, whom activists identified as someone known for previous attacks on the village, carrying a rifle as he advances slowly towards al-Mughayyir before crouching and firing at least eight rounds in the direction of the school.
Videos filmed outside the school show blood splattered across the street as gunshots ring out. Men and boys, young and old, are seen running frantically and calling for help, while injured children and adults – including one man with an exposed, bloodied torso – are carried away.
