The IDF and Border Police dispersed a gathering in support of terrorism at Bir Zeit University in the West Bank on Tuesday, the military confirmed in an evening statement.
"At the beginning of the gathering, IDF and Israel Border Police forces were dispatched to the area of the university, used riot dispersal means, and dispersed the gathering," the statement read.
Bir Zeit condemned the dispersal in a Tuesday statement, according to WAFA, calling the attack a "flagrant and deliberate violation of the sanctity of universities and educational institutions," and a breach of the "Geneva Conventions and international humanitarian law."
Five students were allegedly injured in the incident, WAFA reported.
IDF fires at suspects who threw rocks at security forces
Following the dispersal, a "violent confrontation broke out that involved hundreds of suspects" who threw rocks at the Israeli forces operating in the area, "posing an immediate threat."
The forces responded with "precise fire" and further riot dispersal means against the inciting individuals.
"The IDF will continue to operate against terrorism and will not tolerate any kind of incitement to terror against Israeli civilians," the statement ended.