Key facts
- Israeli forces have detained Palestinian students during secondary school examinations in the occupied West Bank.
- The Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) reported four students were detained since the exams began.
- One student has been placed in administrative detention.
- The PPS stated the detentions are intended to disrupt the crucial Tawjihi exams and undermine students' access to higher education.
Israeli forces have escalated detentions of Palestinian students in the occupied West Bank, particularly during the critical General Secondary Education Certificate Examination (Tawjihi) period. The Palestinian Prisoner's Society (PPS) reported that four students have been detained by the Israeli army since the examinations commenced, with one student being placed in administrative detention. The PPS emphasized that these detentions are strategically timed to disrupt the students' most important educational stage and impede their future access to higher education.