Shortly after the Israeli occupation forces demolished an EU-funded school in Bayt Ta’mar, located east of Bethlehem in the West Bank, Palestinian citizens and activists were ready to reconstruct it.

The school was demolished by the Israeli military on Tuesday, leading to outrage from the local community and international human rights groups, including the EU.

Despite the destruction, within hours of the demolition the local community had already begun mobilizing to rebuild the school.

This is the same facility that was reconstructed six years ago after being taken down by the Israeli occupation in 2017.

Residents and activists from the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, based in Palestine, reconstructed the school where about sixty children from first to fourth grade are attending.