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Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza and fighting rages as Israel's leaders are increasingly divided
An Israeli airstrike has killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting is raging across the north. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces criticism from the two other members of his War Cabinet over the war that is now in its eighth month.
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The Israel-Hamas war is testing whether campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protest
Colleges and universities have long been protected places for free expression without pressure or punishment. But protests over Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza in its hunt for Hamas after the Oct. 7 massacre have tested that ideal around the world.
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Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally in the rain in DC to mark a painful present and past
Hundreds of protesters rallied within sight of the U.S. Capitol, chanting pro-Palestinian slogans and voicing criticism of the Israeli and American governments.
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Israeli military finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza, including Shani Louk, killed at music festival
The Israeli military says it found the bodies of three Israeli hostages in Gaza, including German-Israeli Shani Louk.
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First aid shipment enters Gaza Strip through pier built by US military
Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip have rolled across a newly built U.S. floating pier into the besieged enclave for the first time.
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FIFA to seek legal advice on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer
FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 20 to make a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas.
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Aid for Gaza will soon flow from pier project just finished by US military, Pentagon says
The Pentagon says that humanitarian aid will soon begin flowing onto the Gaza shore through the new pier that was anchored to the beach overnight and will reach those in need almost immediately.
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UC unionized workers authorize strike over protests
Unionized graduate students who work at University of California campuses and graduate student workers at the University of Southern California are threatening Thursday to walk off their jobs in response to escalating tensions surrounding pro-Palestinian protests at schools.
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UC unionized workers authorize strike over protests
On Friday the union is expected to evaluate and announce whether to call the first campus or campuses to stand up, reports NBC 7’s Audra Stafford.
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UC San Diego students walk through campus with Palestinian flag
Dozens of students at UC San Diego walked through campus carrying a large Palestinian flag. The group Students for Justice in Palestine UC San Diego organized the gathering.
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Pro-Palestinian group marches at UC San Diego as campus protests continue nationwide
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian supporters marched through the UC San Diego campus Wednesday to protest the war in Gaza and to call on their university to divest from companies supporting Israel.
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Confrontation between demonstrators at UC San Diego
The Council on American-Islamic Relations arranged a news conference to address claims of increasing Islamophobia. At the same time, a pro-Israel group started to gather a short distance away.
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Texas doctor trapped in Gaza urges ceasefire: ‘The children are dying'
A North Texas physician is stuck in Gaza along with at least 20 other American healthcare workers after Israel seized the Rafah crossing — the only remaining way in and out of the Gaza Strip, through its border with Egypt.
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Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza.
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Israel pushes deeper into Rafah and battles a regrouping Hamas in northern Gaza
Israeli forces are battling Palestinian militants across Gaza, including in parts of the devastated north that the military said it cleared months ago.
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With the shock of Oct. 7 still raw, profound sadness and anger grip Israel on its Memorial Day
Memorial Day is always a somber occasion in Israel. But in the aftermath of Oct. 7, it has taken on a profound and raw sadness coupled with percolating anger.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters interrupt commencement ceremony at UC Berkeley
Student demonstrators used Saturday’s commencement ceremony at UC Berkeley to speak out about the ongoing war in Gaza.
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Israel orders new evacuations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah as it prepares to expand operations
Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Saturday as it prepared to expand its operation, saying it was also moving into an area in northern Gaza where Hamas has regrouped.
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Biden administration says Israel is not violating US weapons terms
The Biden administration said Friday that it was “reasonable to assess” that Israel has violated international law in Gaza, but that the country hasn’t violated terms of U.S. weapons agreements.
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UC San Diego students walk out of class as part of pro-Palestinian protests
The pro-Palestinian protests at UC San Diego continue, just two days after local law enforcement broke up an encampment on campus and arrested 64 people. NBC 7’s Kelvin Henry reports on May 8, 2024.