Gaza

Israel issued a call on Saturday urging Palestinians in additional areas of Gaza's southern city of Rafah to evacuate, directing them to what it termed an expanded humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi.

"I've got some pretty strong concerns about Sharia law," Roy conveyed, highlighting his apprehensions about its potential imposition on the American populace.

Al Jazeera is prepared to exhaust all legal avenues in challenging Israel's prohibition on its operations within the country, affirmed the TV network's news director in an interview with AFP.

The Israeli military on Monday announced the evacuation of approximately 100,000 individuals from eastern Rafah in anticipation of an imminent ground assault in Gaza's southern city.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced that his government had unanimously voted to close the offices of the Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera in the country.

Tensions flared as supporters of Israel and Gaza converged at a Sydney university in Australia on Friday, echoing the fervor of United States' college protests and Middle Eastern strife on a distant continent.

Protests against Israeli military actions in Gaza have persisted at top universities across the United States, prompting Indian officials to underscore the need for a delicate balance between freedom of expression, societal responsibility, and public safety in any democracy.

In the early hours of Thursday, helmeted police descended upon a central plaza at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to disperse a pro-Palestinian protest camp.

UCLA protests:Hundreds of additional pro-Palestinian activists gathered, hurling chants of "Shame on you" at the police while banging drums and brandishing Palestinian flags, as law enforcement officers advanced onto the campus premises.

Pro-Palestinian protests: Amid the rising anti-Israel protests in United States, Canada and several other European countries, a pro-Palestine elderly woman was caught on camera passing derogatory remarks towards Jewish women.