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More arrested in pro-Palestinian campus protests ahead of college graduation ceremonies

Apr. 25, 2024 08:35 AM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — With graduations looming, student protesters doubled down early Thursday on their discontent of the Israel-Hamas war on campuses across the country, with multiple arrests made at campuses in Massachusetts and California as universities have become quick to call in the police...

Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if an independent Palestinian state is established

Apr. 25, 2024 07:51 AM EDT

ISTANBUL (AP) — A top Hamas political official told The Associated Press the Islamic militant group is willing to agree to a truce of five years or more with Israel and that it would lay down its weapons and convert into a political party if an independent Palestinian state is established along...

The Latest | Israeli strikes in Rafah kill at least 5 as ship comes under attack in the Gulf of Aden

Apr. 25, 2024 07:39 AM EDT

Palestinian hospital officials said Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least five people. More than half of the territory’s population of 2.3 million have sought refuge in Rafah, where Israel has conducted near-daily raids as it prepares...

Ship comes under attack off coast of Yemen as Houthi rebel campaign appears to gain new speed

Apr. 25, 2024 06:24 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Thursday, officials said, the latest assault likely carried out by Yemen's Houthi rebels over Israel's ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The attack comes after the U.S. military said early Thursday an...

Check Point: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Apr. 25, 2024 05:14 AM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (CHKP) on Thursday reported first-quarter earnings of $183.9 million. On a per-share basis, the Tel Aviv, Israel-based company said it had profit of $1.60. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains...

US coalition warship shoots down missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels over the Gulf of Aden

Apr. 25, 2024 00:39 AM EDT

JERUSALEM (AP) — A warship — part of a U.S.-led coalition protecting shipping in the Mideast — intercepted an anti-ship ballistic missile fired over the Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, the American military said, marking a new attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels after a recent lull. The...

World Central Kitchen workers killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza will be honored at memorial

Apr. 25, 2024 00:21 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A memorial at the National Cathedral in Washington on Thursday will honor the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza earlier this month. José Andrés, the celebrity chef and philanthropist behind the Washington-based World...

Dozens arrested on California campus after students in Texas detained as Gaza war protests persist

Apr. 24, 2024 23:22 PM EDT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police peacefully arrested student protesters at the University of Southern California on Wednesday, hours after police at a Texas university aggressively detained dozens in the latest clashes between law enforcement and those protesting the Israel-Hamas war on campuses...

A look at the Gaza war protests that have emerged on US college campuses

Apr. 24, 2024 22:43 PM EDT

Student protests over the Israel-Hamas war have popped up on an increasing number of college campuses following last week's arrest of more than 100 demonstrators at Columbia University. Protests Wednesday on the campuses of at least two universities involved clashes with police,...

The Latest | Germany will resume working with UN relief agency for Palestinians after a review

Apr. 24, 2024 19:01 PM EDT

Germany said Wednesday that it plans to follow several other countries in resuming cooperation with the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians in Gaza after the publication of an independent review of its neutrality. The head of the Arab League hailed the report, saying it showed that...