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Thursday, 24 November 2005, 08:42 GMT

In pictures: Palestinian student protest

Palestinian schoolteachers hold a class next to the checkpoint

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Palestinian teachers have been holding classes in the road outside an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank city of Hebron in protest at intrusive searches of children going to school.

A student at the al-Fayha girls' school takes part in the class on the roadside

A student at the al-Fayha girls' school takes part in the class on the roadside

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Students at the al-Fayha girls' school and the al-Ibrahimiya boys' school have been affected.

Palestinian students push the checkpoint's concrete barrier

Palestinian students push the checkpoint's concrete barrier

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The schoolchildren first clashed with the Israeli soldiers on Tuesday.

Schoolchildren taunt an Israeli soldier

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Palestinians objected to having their bags searched and being made to lift their shirts before being allowed to pass.

An Israeli soldier points his weapon at the protestors

An Israeli soldier points his weapon at the protestors

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Dozens of the schoolchildren tried to burst through the checkpoint, but soldiers warned them to stop.

A Palestinian boy is seized by Israeli soldiers

A Palestinian boy is seized by Israeli soldiers

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Five children were arrested by Israeli troops stationed at the checkpoint.

A mother looks at her arrested son sitting with his school friends after being arrested by Israeli soldiers during the demonstration

A mother looks at her arrested son sitting with his school friends after being arrested by Israeli soldiers during the demonstration

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The Israeli military said protesters hurled a firebomb and rocks.

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