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The pro-Palestine wave tearing some of America’s most prestigious universities apart
American universities are “walking a tightrope” as one of the nation’s most storied higher education institutions becomes the centre of a national student uprising.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Hope rises for new Gaza ceasefire talks as Israel scales back demands
For weeks, ceasefire talks have been at a standstill. Now, with the new proposal in hand, an Israeli delegation is on its way to Cairo.
- by Patrick Kingsley, Edward Wong, Adam Rasgon and Eric Nagourney
‘No-go areas for Jewish students’: Pro-Palestinian university camps grow
The number of pro-Palestinian campsites have now been set up at four universities, prompting calls from Jewish groups for them to be dismantled.
- by Christopher Harris
Pro-Palestine kids’ event accused of ‘emotional child abuse’
Organisers of a controversial event at the University of Sydney have defended anti-Israel slogans chanted by primary school age children.
- by Ben Cubby
Israel preparing for ICC arrest warrants, including for Netanyahu
Israeli and foreign officials increasingly believe the International Criminal Court is preparing to issue arrest warrants for senior Israeli and Hamas officials.
- by Ronen Bergman and Patrick Kingsley
Young children chant anti-Israel slogans at Sydney university protest
A “kids’ excursion” to the pro-Palestine encampment at the University of Sydney saw young children led to chant calls for “intifada”.
- by Josefine Ganko
Hamas releases new ‘proof of life’ video featuring Israeli hostages
Hamas has released a new video that appeared to show two Israeli hostages who have been held in the Gaza Strip since the October 7 assault on southern Israel.
- by Samy Magdy and David Rising
Premature baby girl rescued from her dead mother’s womb dies in Gaza
“We were attached to this baby in a crazy way,” her uncle said after his brother’s entire family was killed.
- by Mohammad Jahjouh and Waffa Shurafa
IDF claims it killed half of Hezbollah commanders in southern Lebanon
The two sides appear to be striking deeper and more effectively inside each other’s borders, while disputing their claims.
- by Laila Bassam and James Mackenzie
Hamas video shows Israeli hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin alive
Goldberg-Polin, 23, was clearly speaking under duress, and his claim that 70 hostages had died could not be independently verified.
- by Josef Federman and Jack Jeffery
‘Our university is scared’: Sydney Uni students join wave of US college encampments
Colleges across the United States have been rocked by mass protests at institutions which began at Columbia University on April 17 and quickly spread to other institutions.
- by Daniella White