In the early morning hours of Wednesday 7 June 2023, Israeli Occupation Forces arrested the Birzeit University graduate student Layan Kayed after raiding and severely damaging the inside of her home in the city of Ramallah. The raiding force also confiscated personal belongings from her home, such as laptops and a cell phone. Layan was transferred for interrogation at Ofer Interrogation Center, where an order was issued banning her from meeting with her lawyer. The military court extended her detainment for eight additional days with no access to a lawyer.