Israeli military authorities have arrested 21 teen-age students at a United Nations vocational school in Gaza on charges of terrorist activities and murder. The youngsters, including several girls, have been charged with the murder of an Israeli soldier killed in an attack on a military patrol several months ago and with throwing grenades in the Gaza Strip. They are said to have belonged to two terrorist organizations, one of them affiliated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. They attended a boarding school run by the United Nations Works and Relief Agency (UNRWA). The school has been partially shut down by Israeli authorities. It operates as a day school but no longer boards students.
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