VIDEO: ‘Israeli’ forces invade, occupy two major West Bank universities

• ‘Israeli’ forces converted the campuses of two major West Bank universities, Al-Quds and Birzeit, into temporary military zones following early morning raids on Tuesday.
• The incursions involved deploying snipers on rooftops at Al-Quds University and resulted in the detention of university guards and the arrest of six Palestinian youths near Birzeit University.

‘Israeli’ forces on Tuesday converted the grounds of two major West Bank universities into temporary military zones following a series of incursions that began before dawn north of Ramallah and extended into the morning east of occupied Jerusalem.

Al-Quds University Campus Besieged

In the town of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, Palestinian media sources reported that several ‘Israeli’ units raided the campus of Al-Quds University in the early morning hours.

Military personnel focused their deployment around the Faculties of Arts, Da'wah (Islamic Call), and Usul al-Din (Theology), imposing a security cordon inside the university walls.

Field reports indicated that sniper units positioned themselves on the rooftops of some buildings overlooking the main squares.

Birzeit Raid and Arrests

The development in Jerusalem was not isolated; it was preceded by a similar scene hours earlier north of Ramallah, where ‘Israeli’ forces breached the campus of Birzeit University at dawn.

Local sources confirmed that soldiers detained several university guards during the operation before carrying out a broader campaign inside the village of Birzeit itself.

The incursion included widespread raids and searches of homes, resulting in the arrest of six young men, who were taken to an unknown destination amid tight security measures.