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Columbia protesters say they're at an impasse with administrators and will continue anti-war camp
Columbia University students who inspired pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the country said Friday that they have reached an impasse with administrators and intend to continue their encampment until their demands are met.
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Egypt sends delegation to Israel, its latest effort to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas
Egypt has sent a high-level delegation to Israel with the hope of brokering a cease-fire agreement with Hamas in Gaza. At the same time, Egypt warned that a possible Israeli offensive focused on the southern city of Rafah on the border with Egypt could have catastrophic consequences to regional stability. As the war drags on and casualties mount, there is...
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USC cancels graduation ceremony and dozens are arrested on other campuses as anti-war protests grow
The University of Southern California canceled its main graduation ceremony and dozens more college students were arrested at other campuses nationwide Thursday as protests against the Israel-Hamas war continued to spread.
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College protesters are demanding schools ‘divest' from companies with ties to Israel. Here's what that means.
In addition to a cease-fire in Gaza, protesters on college campuses across the country are calling on their schools to divest from all financial support of Israel.
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Hamas releases video of Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin
The 23-year-old Israeli American angrily asks Netanyahu’s government to “bring home” the hostages in the video released Wednesday.
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Johnson: ‘The cherished traditions of this university are being over taken by radical and extreme ideologies'
House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke at Columbia University on Wednesday as pro-Palestinian protests broke out across the country.
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Police tangle with students in Texas and California as wave of campus protest against Gaza war grows
Police tangled with student demonstrators in Texas and California while new encampments sprouted at Harvard and other colleges as school leaders sought ways to defuse a growing wave of pro-Palestinian protests.
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Pro-Palestinian protests continue at colleges across the US
Protests against the Israel-Hamas war have sprung up at college campuses across the United States, with many offering online classes through the end of the semester.
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Arrests follow barricades and encampments as college students nationwide protest Gaza war
The turmoil sweeping universities across the United States continued Tuesday as dozens of student protesters faced charges, new encampments arose and some colleges allowed students to stay home and learn online.
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Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia
Columbia University canceled in-person classes and police arrested dozens of students at Yale University as tensions over Israel’s war with Hamas continue to grow on U.S. college campuses.
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Israeli military intelligence chief resigns over his role in failing to prevent Oct. 7 attack
The head of Israel’s military intelligence directorate has resigned over Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, the head of Israel’s military intelligence, becomes the first senior Israeli figure to step down over the failures surrounding Hamas’ attack.
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Columbia to hold classes virtually as Jewish leaders warn of safety amid tensions over pro-Palestinian protests
A growing number of leaders and organizations have called on Columbia University and its president to protect students amid reports of antisemitic and offensive statements and actions on and near its campus, which has been the site this week of a pro-Palestinian encampment and protest.
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A Palestinian baby in Gaza is born an orphan in an urgent cesarean section after an Israeli strike
Sabreen Jouda came into the world seconds after her mother left it. Their home was hit by an Israeli airstrike shortly before midnight.
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Soldiers who lost limbs in Gaza fighting are finding healing on Israel's amputee soccer team
Israel’s national amputee soccer team is heading to France for the 2024 European Amputee Football Championships in June.
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Israel carries out operation in Iran
Israel carried out an operation in Iran Thursday, a person familiar tells NBC News.
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Israel launches retaliatory strike against Iran, but impact appears limited
Israel carried out a military strike in Iran early Friday morning , according to NBC News, but Iranian officials played down the impact of the attack.
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The number of hostages still alive in Gaza is a mystery, officials say
More than six months since Hamas militants attacked Israel and seized more than 250 hostages, it remains unclear exactly how many of the captives are still alive in Gaza, according to U.S. and Israeli officials.
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Pope marks 6-month anniversary of Hamas attacks by meeting with relatives of hostages
Pope Francis has met with relatives of hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7. The audience Monday marked the six-month anniversary of the attack in southern Israel.
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Top UN court opens hearings in case accusing Germany of facilitating Israel's Gaza conflict
The United Nations’ top court has opened hearings in a case that seeks an end to German military and other aid to Israel. Nicaragua claims that Berlin is enabling acts of genocide and breaches of international law in Gaza, where Israel’s offensive has left more than 33,000 Palestinians dead. Israel strongly denies its military campaign amounts to breaches of the...
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Israel is pulling some troops from southern Gaza. Now the plan is to clear Hamas from Rafah
Israel’s military says it has withdrawn its forces from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, wrapping up a key phase in its ground offensive against the Hamas militant group.