Half of the pupils stayed away from classes at an elementary school in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday, a day after it was attacked by Jewish settlers with wooden bats in violence that has surged since the Gaza war erupted.

The increase in killings of Palestinian children comes as Israel ramps up its military assaults on the occupied West Bank.

While the UNGA resolution is not binding, it carries political weight and its adoption would represent the widespread support for the Palestinian cause across the world

Israel’s military accused Sufyan Jaber Abed Jawwad of “hurling explosive devices,” while UNRWA said he was shot “on the roof of his house having a coffee.”