In Brussels, students were removed from the university building where they were protesting by police intervention

According to the official news agency Belga, the university administration announced that the settlement action in the P1 building on the Solbosch campus was ended this morning with police intervention.

ULB Rector Annemie Schaus claimed that the building was damaged, personal offices were entered and university activities were disrupted.

Schaus stated that there were hateful slogans and open calls for violence on the walls and condemned them.

Schaus said that they appealed to the judiciary after their attempts to find a solution through negotiation failed, and stated that the intervention was made with the permission of the judge and within the legal framework.

Schaus argued that they prioritized dialogue to avoid the use of force throughout the process, and stated that this did not mean that everything was acceptable.

Activists stated that they were open to dialogue with the university. Students, who announced that they were removed from the building through their social media accounts and the left-wing solidarity network Secours Rouge, claimed that some activists were detained during the intervention.

The action, which was launched on October 22 under the leadership of the group called "Occupation Autonome ULB", was attended by university students, as well as high school and art school students.

Activists named the building after Gazan student Aisha Aboubaia, whose visa application the Belgian authorities rejected.

The university administration had asked the activists to evacuate the building by November 5.

A protest was held in ULB's B building in May 2024 in solidarity with the Palestinian people, and the protest, which lasted for more than a month, was ended by police intervention.