Palestinian residents said Israeli settlers descended from a nearby hill and carried out an attack on a school in the occupied West Bank, killing two people, including a teenage student.
The victims were identified as 14-year-old Aws Hamdi al-Naasan and 32-year-old Jihad Marzouq Abu Naim, who were shot dead Tuesday in the village of Al-Mughayyir, according to local reports.
"The students were taking their monthly exams. Suddenly, we were shocked to see settlers advancing towards the school and attacking it," principal Bassam Abu Assaf told AFP, as relatives and villagers gathered at the funeral.
Israeli settler violence has surged across the West Bank since the start of the Middle East War on Feb. 28.
Naasan and Abu Naim were among the latest victims of settler violence, which Israel's military chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir previously condemned as "unacceptable."
