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Jerry Seinfeld’s support for Israel prompts Duke university speech walkout
Figures in robes and caps, some waving Palestinian flags, were seen filing out of crowds of graduates assembled in the North Carolina university’s football stadium.
- by Julia Harte
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Hamas says hostage killed, Israel expands Rafah plans despite Biden’s warning
Israel has ordered new evacuations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah in defiance of growing pressure from close ally the United States and others.
- by Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy
‘Like a ghost town now’: Palestinians flee for safety amid Israel’s threat of Rafah invasion
Residents said tanks, which had moved in to take control of the crossing, had not entered built-up areas of the city and gun battles were still outside the city limits.
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Hatem Khaled
Biden vows US will cut off weapons to Israel if it goes into Rafah
The comments represent the most direct threat the president has made to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since the war began on October 7.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Israeli tanks take control of Gaza side of Rafah crossing
The Gaza Crossings Authority said in a statement that Israel’s takeover was a “death sentence” against Gazans, particularly the ill and injured.
- by Sam Mednick, Josef Federman and Bassem Mroue
Inside the White House scramble to broker a deal in Gaza
Over the course of a few hours, the news from the Middle East came into the White House Situation Room fast and furious. Officials rushed to work out the truth.
- by Peter Baker
Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal: what we know so far
Hamas said on Monday it had agreed to a three-phased deal for a ceasefire, although an Israeli official said the deal was not acceptable.
- by Andrew Mills
Pro-Israel supporters attack pro-Palestinian encampment at University of California
Eyewitness videos showed people wielding sticks or poles to hammer on wooden boards being used as makeshift barricades to protect the pro-Palestinian protesters before police were called to the campus.
- by Nichola Groom and Maria Tsvetkova
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