The Office of Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh today urged international human rights and international allies to intervene and stop the Israeli demolition of Ras al-Tin school, located east of Ramallah, following the Israeli Civil Administration's cancelation of a judicial order protecting the school.

The Prime Minister's Office said in a statement that the school's demolition targets the donor countries' efforts to build Palestinian institutions and provide infrastructure to serve the Palestinian society. The school's construction was co-financed by France, Finland, Italy, Luxembourg, Ireland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and Sweden.

The school serves 50 students from grades one through six in Ras al-Tin Bedouin community which is home to 35 families, who live on a private land rented from Palestinian families in the nearby villages of Kafr Malik and al-Mughayyer villages.

During the past two months, the school faced two confiscations by the Israeli Civil Administration, targeting construction material and other tools. A demolition order was also issued against the school while under construction. Then a petition was submitted to appeal the demolition order, and a temporary injunction preventing the execution of the demolition was granted up to Wednesday, 7 October.

Due to Israeli orders issued against the school, the school year began weeks ago despite the lack of doors, windows, toilet rooms, water, and electricity.