Alwaght- An armed Zionist settler reportedly opened gunfire at a Palestinian school in the occupied West Bank.
WAFA news agency cited Bassam Jabr, an official of the Bethlehem Education Directorate, as saying that an Israeli settler who was armed with a rifle got off a bus loaded with settlers and opened gunfire towards a girl school, spreading fear among the schoolchildren.
Jabr said that in the aftermath of the attack, hundreds of students were evacuated to a safe zone and therefore classes were cancelled.
Violence and vandalism by Israeli settlers is commonplace in the occupied West Bank, and is never prosecuted by the occupation authorities.
Attacks by settlers against Palestinians particularly intensified during the last three months, with Israeli occupation army turning a blind eye to the violence spree and providing the settlers with protection.
