Israeli soldiers in charge of escorting schoolchildren from At-Tuwani to their homes in the villages of Tuba and Maghayir al Abeed refused to escort the children past two adult settlers on 23 March 2009.  As the soldiers and children approached the chicken barns that mark the end of the area where settlers frequently attack, they saw settlers approaching the barns.  The children asked the soldiers to complete the escort.  Internationals watching from a nearby ridge also called the army twice too, specifically demanding that the escort complete the obligatory accompaniment past the chicken barns as required by the protocol.