“The kindergarten bus would have to stop near the earthen barrier after we verified that no soldiers or settlers were present, and we would wait for the children to arrive on a local shuttle from within the village. I would then cross the barrier on foot to help them get over it, one by one. It was a tragic scene, but we had no other choice,”

Maryam Rayan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-23

Rayan described the dangerous process of helping kindergarten children cross an earthen barrier on foot to get to and from school during the blockade of Madama.