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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.

The first advisory, issued on April 12, had advised against travel to Iran and Israel due to escalating tensions following incidents such as an Israeli airstrike on a building in Damascus and subsequent retaliatory actions by Iran.

Orleck's arrest, that is making rounds on social media, showed a violent encounter with law enforcement, culminating in her being handcuffed after a heated exchange. She claimed innocence, asserting that she was merely standing alongside fellow faculty members in an attempt to shield students.

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.

Hundreds of police officers in riot gear marched onto Columbia University's campus in the heart of New York City late Tuesday and arrested dozens of pro-Palestine demonstrators.

Entering Hamilton Hall, a historic site for student protests since the 1960s, protesters unfurled a banner reading "Hind's Hall" from an upper floor. Outside, others used outdoor tables to block the doors and linked arms to form a barricade.