Israel closes 6 UN schools for Palestinians in east Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — Israel permanently closed six U.N. schools in east Jerusalem on Thursday, forcing Palestinian students to leave early and throwing the education of more than 800 others into question.
Last month, heavily armed Israeli police and Education Ministry officials ordered six schools in east Jerusalem to close within 30 days, which ended on Wednesday. The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA , runs the six schools. UNRWA also runs schools in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which continue to operate.
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