The move was made over concerns that Israel was approaching a decision on launching a full-scale assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
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The Israeli military said it has reopened its Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza days after it was closed following a deadly Hamas rocket attack
A congressional hearing with the city’s mayor was canceled after the arrests.
Tensions have continued to ratchet up in standoffs with protesters on campuses across the U.S. nearly three weeks into a movement launched by a protest at Columbia University.
In recent days, students have held protests or set up encampments in Finland, Denmark, Italy, Spain, France and Britain.
The Israeli-American Council held a rally to observe Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Day and to show support for local Jewish students.
White House says incursion is short of the full-fledged offensive into Rafah that Israel has planned.
The decision comes as universities around the country are wrangling with how to handle commencements.
Hours later, Israel launches strikes on Rafah, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says talks on cease-fire agreement will continue.
Students protesting the ongoing war in Gaza left a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California early Sunday
The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo after “in-depth and serious discussions,” the Hamas terrorist group said Sunday.
LOS ANGELES — On the morning before a mob attacked a pro-Palestinian student encampment at UCLA, campus Police Chief John Thomas assured university leadership that he could mobilize law enforcement “in minutes” — a miscalculation from the three hours it took to actually bring in enough officers to quell the violence, according to three sources.
JERUSALEM — Bells and clamor, incense and flames. One of the most chaotic gatherings in the Christian calendar is the ancient ceremony of the “Holy Fire,” with worshippers thronging the Church of the Holy Sepulcher on Saturday.
Protesters chanted anti-war messages and waved Palestinian flags during the University of Michigan’s commencement Saturday.
An Israeli official downplayed the prospects for a full end to the war in Gaza.
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