Jerusalem: Israeli police block Al-Quds University graduation ceremony, detain Palestinian students, academics
The Palestinian Jerusalem Governorate said in a statement that an Israeli force raided Khan Tankiz in the Qattanin Market near Al-Aqsa Mosque and prevented a graduation ceremony for a number of Al-Quds University students.
It said Israeli forces detained Dr Youssef al-Natsheh, director of the Al-Quds Studies Centre at Al-Quds University, Raed Saadeh, head of the Jerusalem Tourism Cluster, Jerusalem-based artist Hossam Abu Aisha, and Jerusalem resident Hassan al-Louzi.
The governorate said they were taken to the intelligence service’s Room 4 for questioning.
Since the outbreak of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, the occupied West Bank, […]