A group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators took over UC Berkeley’s Anna Head Alumnae Hall, just a day after a large encampment in Sproul Plaza was taken down.
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Police began making arrests on the campus of UC Irvine several hours into a pro-Palestinian demonstration in which protesters occupied and barricaded a university building.
Victims of antisemitic terrorism filed a lawsuit alleging agitators are “the propaganda arm of a terrorist organization operating in plain sight.”
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken urged Israel’s leaders to focus more on post-war planning as forces battled Hamas in northern parts of the Gaza Strip.
Lily Greenberg Call, a special assistant to the chief of staff, accused President Joe Biden of using Jews to justify U.S. policy in the conflict.
Yemen’s Houthi terrorists on Wednesday claimed targeting a U.S. Navy destroyer and a commercial ship in the Red Sea. However, the attack on the warship apparently happened nearly two days earlier and saw the vessel intercept the missile targeting it.
House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled a complicated proposal for passing wartime aid for Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan.
President Joe Biden hosted Iraq’s leader at the White House as his administration worked to prevent an escalation in Mideast hostilities.
Israel says it plans to attack Rafah eventually to root out Hamas terrorists.
Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said that Israel is still considering its steps, but he said that the Iranian strike of missiles and attack drones “will be met with a response.”
President Joe Biden expressed support Friday for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer after the senator called for new elections in Israel.
Hamas terrorists have called on Palestinians to rise up and challenge tight Israeli restrictions on entry to the site. The terrorist group hopes a fresh outburst of violence would put more pressure on Israel and improve its leverage in ongoing cease-fire talks.
A ship delivered 200 tons of humanitarian supplies, food and water to Gaza on Friday, the Israeli military said, inaugurating a sea route from Cyprus for aid.
Israel’s defense minister said the intense Israeli military offensive in the southern Gaza Strip will soon be scaled back.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told the U.K. Parliament that U.K. strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, conducted alongside the United States, were “limited, not escalatory.”