IDF demolishes monument to Palestinian ‘martyrs’ at Birzeit University
Palestinian media reported that IDF troops raided the campus of Bir Zeit University, north of Ramallah, early Monday morning, destroying a monument to “martyrs.”
The IDF units were accompanied by a military bulldozer, which was used to knock down the monument.
According to reports in the Wattan and Wafa news sites, the military demolished a memorial known as the "Monument of the Fallen of Birzeit University."
The monument contained a list of names which included Islamic Jihad founder Fathi Shaqaqi and Hamas explosive engineer Yahya Ayyash, who is credited with developed the suicide bombing tactic for the terror organization, along with other students and Palestinians described as “shaheeds” (martyrs).
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