The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) kidnapped a number of student anti-occupation activists at the Birzeit University, in Ramallah.

Speaking on conditions of anonymity, sources from inside the campus said the Israeli occupation soldiers kidnapped the head of the Student Council at Birzeit University, Seif al-Islam Dughlas, and Islamic Bloc coordinator, Ibrahim Jaq, along with the two prominent leaders Muslim al-Barghouthi and Ihab Nasser.

The same sources added that the abduction sweep comes as part of Israeli intents to mar a mass-festival set to be staged to mark the 28^th anniversary of Hamas inception.

Observers said the abduction also falls in line with Israeli endeavors to quell anti-occupation activism at Birzeit University; months after the Islamic Bloc snatched a sweeping majority in the latest elections.

In a press release on Wednesday, Hamas spokesman Husam Badran commented on the arrests, confirming that the Islamic Bloc, Hamas’s student wing, has the ability to absorb Israeli hits and will continue to be at the forefront against the Israeli occupation.

Badran hailed the Islamic Bloc and student councils across West Bank for leading the protests, noting that the arrest campaigns illustrate Israel’s failure to contain the intifada.