Israeli ambassador expelled from university in Senegal

Students from Cheikh Anta Diop University in the capital, Dakar, expelled Israeli Ambassador to Senegal, Yuval Wax, on Tuesday, as he was participating in an academic symposium on international relations.

Students staged a protest as soon as the Israeli ambassador entered the conference hall, chanting slogans denouncing his presence and raising the Palestinian flag in front of him. The protest forced him to leave the university under pressure.

Videos circulating on social media show the ambassador leaving the university under heavy security escort after protesters chased him through the university halls, forcing him to leave without delivering his speech or participating in the event.

This incident comes amid a wave of widespread anger across several countries around the world, denouncing the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 2023, which has resulted in the deaths and injuries of tens of thousands of civilians, most of them women and children.

It is worth noting that Yuval Wax was appointed resident ambassador to Senegal earlier this year, and he also serves as non-resident ambassador to Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, and Chad.

Cheikh Anta Diop University has not commented on the incident, nor has the Israeli embassy in Dakar.

This incident comes a week before pro-Palestine demonstrations scheduled to be held in Freedom Square in the capital, Dakar, on June 3. Political groups are scheduled to demand the departure of the Israeli ambassador from Dakar.