Ireland’s representative office in the occupied Palestinian territory has blasted the demolition of an internationally-funded school in the occupied West Bank’s Hebron hills.

In a post on social media, the office said Ireland “along with like-minded missions condemns the demolition of the donor-funded school in Khallet Amera in Hebron” on Monday.

“As the occupying power, Israel must uphold the right to education for Palestinian children,” Ireland said.

The European Union’s delegation to the Palestinians also condemned the demolishing of the school that “provided education to many children from vulnerable backgrounds”.

“We call on the government of Israel to uphold the basic human right to education for Palestinian children,” the EU delegation said.