Palestine
Israeli forces are battling Palestinian militants across the Gaza Strip, including in parts of the devastated north that the military said it had cleared months ago.
The United Nations has warned that the planned full-scale Rafah invasion would further cripple humanitarian operations and cause a surge in civilian deaths.
University of Mississippi opened a student conduct probe after a GOP Congressman acknowledged "potentially inappropriate behavior" in a video he initially praised.
“The racist actions in the video were those of an individual and are antithetical to the values of Phi Delta Theta," the fraternity wrote this weekend.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The Israeli military said it was conducting “targeted strikes” against Hamas in eastern Rafah.
As police moved in, students were pushed to the ground, pulled by their arms and sprayed with a chemical irritant, according to an assistant professor at the university.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians would be “at imminent risk of death” if Israel moves forward with the Rafah assault, the United Nations humanitarian aid agency said.
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) spoke to HuffPost about a "warning sign" ahead of a deadline for Biden to say if Israel is violating international and U.S. law.
History professor Annelise Orleck said the response to the pro-Palestinian protest was like nothing she'd seen in her three decades at Dartmouth.
The bill expanding antisemitism's definition to include criticism of Israel would only crack down on free speech rights of antiwar student protesters, critics say.