West Bank: France condemns Israel's destruction of a school it helped fund and build

France's foreign ministry has condemned Israel’s demolition of a school that was financeed and built by the French Development Agency (AFD) in partnership with the European Union, Al Jazeera reported on Friday.

The school in the village of Aqaba near Tubas in the West Bank, was demolished on 5 August. It was supposed to enrol around 100 local Palestinian children

“The continuation of the colonial policy constitutes a serious violation of international law and threatens the possibility of a two-state solution,” the ministry said in a statement.

It also added that the school was the second educational facility financed by AFD to be demolished in the occupied West Bank.

AFD says on its website it works to implement France’s policies of development and international solidarity.