The Houthi terrorist group based in Yemen threatened to start trying to attack ships in the eastern Mediterranean Sea as it steps up a campaign of anti-Israeli assaults.
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Israel has briefed U.S. on plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians ahead of potential Rafah operation
Israel this week briefed Biden administration officials on a plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians ahead of a potential operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
President Joe Biden on Thursday rejected calls from student protesters to change his approach to the war in Gaza while insisting that “order must prevail.”
The cease-fire efforts appear to have reached a critical stage, with Egyptian and American mediators reporting signs of compromise in recent days.
Police arrested pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses across the country overnight, notably at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Action on the bill was just the latest reverberation in Congress from the protest movement that has swept university campuses.
A brawl erupted at UCLA after a pro-Palestinian encampment was “forcefully attacked,” the school’s chancellor said.
The Biden administration said it is evaluating proposals for helping Palestinians living in the United States who want to help their families get to safety.
Groups organized a “Walkout for Palestine” event in the amphitheater at UNLV, joining a growing list of groups protesting against the war in Gaza at college campuses.
Hamas wants assurances that the eventual freeing of all the hostages will bring the end of Israel’s offensive and its full withdrawal from Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to launch an incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
A Portuguese-flagged container ship came under attack by a drone in the far reaches of the Arabian Sea, authorities said.
The police action happened on the 56th anniversary of a similar police action to quash an occupation of Hamilton Hall by students protesting racism and the Vietnam War.
Although talks continue, Hamas has so far balked at a series of offers negotiated by Egypt, Qatar and the United States and agreed to by Israel.
Colleges around the U.S. implored pro-Palestinian student protesters to clear out tent encampments with rising levels of urgency Monday.