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The Latest | Rafah's hospitals will run out of fuel in 3 days, WHO says

May. 08, 2024 17:34 PM EDT

The World Health Organization says it has only three days of fuel for its medical operations in southern Gaza, with shortages already forcing one of three remaining hospitals in the city of Rafah to shut down. The Rafah border crossing with Egypt has been closed since Israel's...

Police clear pro-Palestinian protest camp and arrest 33 at DC campus as mayor's hearing is canceled

May. 08, 2024 17:19 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police used pepper spray to clear a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University and arrested dozens of demonstrators on Wednesday just as city officials were set to appear before hostile lawmakers in Congress to account for their handling of the 2-week-old...

K-12 school leaders reject allegations that they let antisemitism run rampant

May. 08, 2024 15:58 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Leaders of three large public school systems strongly denied allegations that they let antisemitism run rampant in their schools, telling a congressional panel Wednesday that they are fighting it with education and, when necessary, discipline. As part of a series...

Israel seizes Gaza's vital Rafah crossing, but the US says it isn't the full invasion many fear

May. 07, 2024 23:02 PM EDT

CAIRO (AP) — Israeli troops seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday in what the White House described as a limited operation, as fears mount of a full-scale invasion of the southern city and talks with Hamas over a cease-fire and hostage release remain on a knife’s...

Some colleges that had been permissive of pro-Palestinian protests begin taking a tougher stance

May. 07, 2024 17:51 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the University of Chicago on Tuesday after administrators who had initially adopted a permissive approach said the protest had crossed a line and caused growing concerns about safety. University President Paul...

Here's what's on the table for Israel and Hamas in the latest cease-fire plan

May. 07, 2024 16:02 PM EDT

CAIRO (AP) — Hamas has formally accepted a cease-fire deal that could end the war in Gaza. Israel, however, insists that its core demands were not met in the proposal mediated by Egypt and Qatar. The Palestinian militant group says the cease-fire would unfold in three phases of six...

Noting campus protests, Democrats are preparing for intense action at their summer convention

May. 07, 2024 15:57 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — As pro-Palestinian demonstrations escalate on college campuses around the country, critics of President Joe Biden 's handling of the Israel-Hamas war suggest this summer's Democratic National Convention could be hit by protests and scenes of chaos that undermine his reelection...

Malaysian government defends presence of companies that supply weapons to Israel at defense show

May. 07, 2024 04:09 AM EDT

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia will not interfere in business relations between arms manufacturers and other countries, its defense minister said Tuesday, after protesters demanded that the government expel companies that supply weapons to Israel from an international exhibition. ...

Biden warns Netanyahu against major Rafah offensive as divide between the 2 leaders grows

May. 06, 2024 22:50 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday urgently warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against launching an offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah as the divide between the two leaders continues to grow along with the mounting Palestinian death toll. The...

Pro-Palestinian protesters break through barricades to retake MIT encampment

May. 06, 2024 22:21 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Pro-Palestinian protesters that had been blocked by police from accessing an encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Monday broke through fencing, linked arms and encircled tents that remained there, as Columbia University canceled its university-wide...