Birzeit University Slams Extensive Damage After Israeli Raid; More than 150 Students Held in Israeli Prisons
10 December 2025 | Middle East Monitor
Birzeit University said on Tuesday that Israeli forces carried out a large-scale raid on its campus in the occupied West Bank, causing extensive damage to university buildings and facilities. The university council described the incursion as part of a “systematic policy” targeting Palestinian education, in violation of international conventions that prohibit attacks on academic institutions.
In its statement, the council reported that Israeli soldiers stormed the university at dawn, detaining and handcuffing members of the campus security staff before ransacking multiple buildings. Significant damage was inflicted on equipment, offices and infrastructure across the campus…