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Israel Strikes Islamic University Campus, Killing Three Guards

By Drooid · Oct 27, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Israel air-struck the Islamic University campus in Gaza, killing three security guards.
A prior drone strike injured seven female students, one seriously, who were taken to a field hospital.
Al Shifa hospital received three bodies and treated eight wounded from the university strike.
UNESCO reports nearly 95 percent of Gaza’s higher-education campuses have been destroyed or damaged since October 2023.
Gaza’s education ministry condemned the strike, saying global silence encourages continued crimes.

History

Historical Context

On May 18 1992, the Army of Republika Srpska bombarded Sarajevo’s Oriental Institute, burning its research library and destroying 5,263 bound manuscripts while saving only about 1 % of the collection. The devastation of that knowledge centre parallels the 2024 Israeli airstrike on Gaza’s Islamic University, showing how assaults on academic sites recur in contemporary wars.

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Story summary

Israel air-struck the Islamic University campus in Gaza, killing three security guards.
A prior drone strike injured seven female students, one seriously, who were taken to a field hospital.
Al Shifa hospital received three bodies and treated eight wounded from the university strike.
UNESCO reports nearly 95 percent of Gaza’s higher-education campuses have been destroyed or damaged since October 2023.
Gaza’s education ministry condemned the strike, saying global silence encourages continued crimes.

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