The village of Tuba in the South Hebron hills, close to Twaneh, is in a state of severe, continual distress because of relentless attacks by its neighbors, the settlers of Chavat Maon (one of the most vicious of the "illegal outposts" that still remains in place, years after the government pledged to remove it). All access roads to the village are controlled completely by the settlers, including the walking path used by the children to reach their school in Twaneh. In 2005, after several international volunteers who accompanied the children were badly wounded by settlers, and as a result of public pressure, the IDF began supplying a daily escort for the children on their way to school. Even if we put aside the shameful fact that innocent children cannot reach their school without a military escort, the problem itself is still unsolved. Settler violence against the schoolchildren, and against the villagers of Tuba generally, has continued and even worsened; recently there have been several particularly severe cases of attack by settlers. Residents of Tuba are also prevented from reaching many of their fields for routine agricultural work such as plowing and sowing

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