"The picture on Irving's Instagram shows a young Palestinian boy sitting with a book as he turns around to look at Israeli soldiers standing behind a barbed wire fence just behind him."
"Despite the barrier being erected by settlers without legal authorisation, soldiers have refused to take down the barrier in a community that faces imminent Israeli demolition orders."
"When the children, some as young as five years old, tried to go around the fence, soldiers launched tear gas and sound grenades at them."
"For stretches of time, the children sat down on rocks adjacent to the barbed wire, took out their books and began working on schoolwork they have been deprived of for more than 50 days."
Kyrie Irving's social media profile image features a Palestinian child obstructed from school by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank. Palestinian schoolchildren in Umm al-Khair faced a barbed wire fence blocking their route to school, erected by settlers without authorization. Soldiers refused to remove the barrier, despite its illegality. When children attempted to bypass the fence, they were met with tear gas and sound grenades. The community organized a march to support the children, who have been deprived of education for over 50 days.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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