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Khirbat Zanutah school girls at the location of the ruined school building. Photo by Nasser Nawaj'ah, B'Tselem, 10 April 2018
On Monday, 9 Apr. 2018, at about 9:00 PM, dozens of soldiers and Civil Administration officials came to the village of Khirbet Zanutah, which is situated to the south of the town of a-Dhahiriyah. The forces demolished a school established approximately one month ago with funding from a humanitarian aid organization. The school comprised six rooms, including five classrooms, and served 33 children in the 1st through 6th grades. The forces also confiscated a water container and toilets, leaving behind only the concrete foundations of the school building. Since 2007 the residents of Khirbet Zanutah have been waging a legal battle against the demolition orders issued by the Civil Administration on the grounds of construction without permits – despite the fact that the Civil Administration knows full well that the residents have no opportunity to obtain such permits.