The Israeli civil administration in the West Bank yesterday ordered the closing of Freres University in Bethlehem following another day, the third, during which students pelted Israeli vehicles in the area.
Throughout yesterday students staged demonstrations within the university, shouting Palestinian slogans and singing nationalist songs. Some of them emerged every now and then to engage in rock-throwing. Israeli military forces used tear gas against the students in an effort to quell the rock-throwing. Late this afternoon, the military allowed the students to leave the campus, but ordered the univesity closed until Monday.
Unrest at the university began Monday when students staged a protest rally against the rocket attack on an Arab bus in Jerusalem the day before, in which one Arab passenger was killed and 10 others were wounded. Monday’s demonstrations ended with a warning by Israeli authorities that the school would be closed unless the demonstrations cease.
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