West Bank26 September, 20262 min read
Israeli Occupation Forces Raid Birzeit University, Detain Five Security Personnel
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Israeli occupation forces stormed Birzeit University campus north of Ramallah and searched buildings. Forces remained on site and withdrew shortly after, with no injuries or arrests.
9 outlets told this the same way.
Raid at Birzeit
Israeli occupation forces raided Birzeit University, north of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, entering the campus, searching one of its buildings, and remaining present at the site, according to Ahbar Hayat. Al Jazeera correspondent said Israeli occupation forces stormed the campus of Birzeit University north of Ramallah before withdrawing shortly after, without recording any injuries or arrests.
Ahbar Hayat reported that occupation forces raided the campus at four in the morning and detained 5 security personnel. Al Jazeera Net reported that Birzeit University condemned the raid as a violation of the university's sanctity and of international charters and laws that guarantee the protection of educational institutions.
Students, exams, and video
Palestinian state television said the soldiers filmed the “Shrine of the Martyrs” inside the campus before withdrawing, with no arrests recorded. Israeli forces raided the campus of Birzeit University, north of Ramallah, on Saturday and stormed one of its buildings, and the raid was accompanied by intimidation and terror among students as they sat for their final summer-session examinations.
Birzeit University added that the raid was accompanied by intimidation and terrorization of the students, stressing that targeting educational institutions disrupts the academic process. Birzeit University added that the raid was accompanied by intimidation and terrorization of the students, stressing that targeting educational institutions disrupts the academic process.
Wider West Bank context
Settlers, under the protection of occupation forces, stormed the village of al-Yabrud north of Ramallah, and Palestinian media also reported that settlers released their cattle onto farmers’ lands in the village of Burqa east of Ramallah. Palestinian media in the south of Hebron said settlers established a new settler outpost near the entrance to the town of al-Dahiriya.
Birzeit University condemned the raid and called it a “violation of the sanctity of the university and international conventions and laws that protect educational institutions.” Birzeit University has about 13,400 students, distributed across nine faculties and 174 academic programs, according to data for the 2025/2026 academic year.