Nearly a month after counterprotesters attacked a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of California, Los Angeles, police have made their first arrest.
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A bomb attached to a car exploded early Saturday in the western part of the Syrian capital that is home to several diplomatic missions.
The decision Friday by the International Court of Justice adds to the pressure facing Israel, coming days after Norway, Ireland and Spain said they would recognize a Palestinian state.
The United Nations’ top court ordered Israel to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, but stopped short of ordering a cease-fire for the enclave.
Egypt said it has agreed to send U.N. humanitarian aid trucks through Israel’s main crossing into Gaza, but it remained unclear if they will be able to enter the territory.
The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law has filed a lawsuit against Harvard alleging the university has not adequately addressed harassment and discrimination on campus they describe as antisemitic.
Hundreds of students in graduation robes walked out of the Harvard commencement on Thursday chanting “Free, Free Palestine” after weeks of protests on campus.
Protesters packed up their belongings and left after the Philadelphia university’s president announced a decision to have police clear the encampment.
Israel said it would revive stalled cease-fire talks with Hamas after social media video showing female Israeli soldiers being abducted by the terrorists on Oct. 7 sparked a public outcry.
A total of 41 trucks loaded with aid from the pier have reached humanitarian organizations in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told ABC News that Karim Khan’s decision turned the ICC into a “pariah institution.”
Sporadic disruptions continued following the dismantling of a pro-Palestinian encampment and some 200 arrests on April 30.
The U.S. government is concerned that the Iran-backed group has the capability to extend strikes on shipping beyond the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Israel immediately denounced the decisions and recalled its ambassadors from Norway, Ireland and Spain.
The new U.S. stance followed efforts by Israel to reduce the civilian toll of an assault on the southern Gaza city, according to the unnamed official.