Palestine (OPT)

2022-04-12 Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie

On April 12, 2022, Israeli soldiers raided the Palestine Technical University campus in Kadoorie and fired tear gas and rubber bullets at students. The basis for the raid is unclear, but it reportedly followed protests across the West Bank. Middle

2022-03-09 Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie

On March 9, 2022, three Palestinians were injured and dozens more suffered from respiratory issues after Israeli military forces raided the campus of the Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie during a memorial service that was being held there for Ammar

2022-03-06 Palestine Technical University – Al Arroub

On March 6, 2022, clashes broke out between Israeli soldiers and a group of Palestinian students from the Al Arroub campus of the Palestine Technical University who were holding a protest march near the campus. Israeli soldiers reportedly used tear

2022-03-05 Al Quds University – Abu Dis

On March 5, 2022, Israeli military forces raided the Abu Dis campus of Al Quds University, leading to clashes with students that included Israeli soldiers firing tear gas canisters and stun grenades. According to Felesteen News, dozens of Palestinian students

2022-02-15 Al-Quds University

On February 15, 2022, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) fired tear gas at Al-Quds University students holding a peaceful campus demonstration. Sources indicate that students were standing outside a campus building giving speeches about forced evictions of residents of the Sheikh

2022-01-11 Birzeit University

On January 11, 2022, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) fired tear gas and rubber bullets at Birzeit University (BZU) students participating in a protest over the detention of five of their peers the prior day. On January 10, IDF soldiers stormed

2022-01-10 Birzeit University

On January 10, 2022, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) stormed the Birzeit University (BZU) campus, where they opened fire on students and arrested five students participating in a student union meeting. About 14 undercover IDF soldiers stormed the BZU campus and

2021-12-14 Birzeit University

Early in the morning on December 14, 2021, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) raided Birzeit University campus, assaulting guards, damaging university property, confiscating students’ belongings, and sparking violent clashes. According to a statement by the university, roughly 100 Israeli soldiers broke

2021-12-04 Arab American University

On December 4, 2021, students of opposing groups violently clashed at the entrance of Arab American University (AAU), resulting in the death of one student. The two groups were reportedly affiliated with two different factions of the Fatah political party.

2021-09-27 Birzeit University

On September 27, 2021, Israeli soldiers at the Beit El DCO military checkpoint in El-Bireh city fired tear gas canisters and rubber bullets into a crowd of Birzeit University students protesting the Israeli army’s killing of five Palestinians on September

2021-09-21 Al-Azhar University

On September 21, 2021, Hamas-affiliated security forces reportedly stormed Al-Azhar University – Gaza (AUG) and attacked students, faculty, and staff who were wearing keffiyehs – a black and white scarf associated with Yasser Arafat, which, especially since his death in

2021-07-14 Birzeit University

On July 14, 2021, the Israeli Army detained around thirty Palestinian students, mostly from Birzeit University, after the students visited a family whose home was destroyed by the Israeli Army. On July 8, Israeli forces demolished the home of Palestinian

2021-07-07 Birzeit University

On July 7, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) detained Layan Nasir, a nutrition student at Birzeit University, based on her alleged membership in a prohibited student organization. IDF forces raided Nasir’s family home, detained her, and brought her to the Ofer

2021-05-18 Islamic University of Gaza

On May 18, 2021, Israeli armed forces executed an airstrike targeting a building containing facilities used by the Islamic University of Gaza. On May 10, fighting broke out between Israeli forces and Palestinian militant groups, notably Hamas, following weeks of

2020-12-23 Birzeit University

On December 23, 2020, the Israeli Ofer Military Court sentenced Birzeit University student Elia Abu Hijleh to eleven months in prison on charges of belonging to a “prohibited student group.” On July 1, 2020, the Israeli Defense Force reportedly detained