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Biden says US won't supply weapons for Israel to attack Rafah, in warning to ally
President Joe Biden says he will not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah — the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza.
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Clash of protests continues at MIT
Supporters of Israel and the Palestinian people are making their voices heard at MIT campus protests.
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US pauses arms shipment to Israel over Rafah assault
The United States halted a shipment of offensive weapons to Israel last week in a sign of its growing concern over a possible military offensive on Rafah.
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Protesters clash at MIT after about 130 arrests at UMass Amherst
About 130 people were arrested at a pro-Palestinian encampment at UMass Amherst Tuesday night, the university said. The encampment — one of many that to have sprung up at college campuses across Massachusetts and the country as the war in Gaza rages on — was unauthorized, according to UMass Amherst, and people involved didn’t follow police orders to disperse. The…
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Tensions escalate as protests across Mass. colleges continue
Tensions on college campuses in Massachusetts, including at MIT and UMass Amherst, are continuing to skyrocket Wednesday morning.
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US pauses Israel arms shipment over Rafah assault fears as Biden pushes for a cease-fire
The United States halted a large shipment of offensive weapons to Israel last week in a sign of its growing concern over a possible military offensive on Rafah, senior administration officials told NBC News.
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MIT suspends student protesters
Students are being suspended for actions related to the pro-Palestinian protests at MIT.
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MIT begins suspending student protesters
College campuses in Cambridge, Massachusetts, are at odds as student protesters ramp up their demonstrations. School officials at Harvard University and MIT have threatened to take action against those involved in pro-Palestinian protests. MIT said Tuesday afternoon that it had begun suspending students. “As a consequence of events that have already occurred, dozens of interim suspensions and referrals to the…
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Mass. school officials threaten to suspend student protesters
Tensions on two college campuses coming to a head, as protesters reclaim encampments at Harvard University and MIT. School officials are threatening to suspend students that are involved.
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Israel seizes Gaza's vital Rafah crossing, but the US says it isn't the full invasion many fear
Israeli troops seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing on Tuesday in what the White House described as a limited operation, as fears mount of a full-scale invasion of the southern city as talks with Hamas over a cease-fire and hostage release remain on a knife’s edge.
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NSC reviewing cease-fire proposal: ‘I don't know that it gets any more sensitive than it is right now'
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby confirmed Monday that Hamas has agreed to a cease-fire proposal that is being reviewed by Israeli and American officials. “As we’ve said before, we still believe that reaching an agreement is the absolute best outcome, not only for the hostages but for the Palestinian people and we’re not going to stop working to that...
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Hamas accepts Gaza cease-fire; Israel says it will continue talks but presses on with Rafah attacks
Israel began striking targets in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, its leaders said Monday, hours after Hamas announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal. Still, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would send negotiators to continue talks on the deal.
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Israel closes Gaza crossing after Hamas attack and vows military operation ‘in the very near future'
Israel has closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza after Hamas militants attacked it. The defense minister claims Hamas isn’t serious about a cease-fire deal, and he warns of “a powerful operation in the very near future in Rafah and other places across all of Gaza.” The events strike blows to cease-fire efforts in...
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Officers clear tents from protest encampment on USC campus
Law enforcement officers in protective gear arrived on the campus of USC before dawn Sunday to clear out an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at Alumni Park.
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MIT monitors pair of opposing protests on campus
Demonstrators supporting both Gaza and Israel rallied Friday as tensions run high at MIT.
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No arrests at opposing rallies that closed Mass. Ave. on MIT campus
A pair of opposing protests took place Friday on the MIT campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, amid continued turmoil over the ongoing war in Gaza. A rally in support of Israeli and Jewish MIT students was set up across the street from an anti-war encampment that’s been up for over a week, and which the university’s president has sought to...
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US college protests: More than 2,000 arrested in pro-Palestinian demonstrations nationwide
Weeks of pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses nationwide have resulted in nearly 2,200 arrests. Police have sometimes used riot gear, tactical vehicles and flash-bang devices to clear tent encampments and occupied buildings.
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Tensions remain high on college campuses as protesters dig in over Israel-Hamas war
Tensions are boiling over on college campuses across the country as students call on universities to divest resources from Israel. In Massachusetts over 100 demonstrators were arrested at Emerson, and a hundred more at Northeastern. Another estimated 100 were arrested between protests at the University of New Hampshire and Dartmouth. Protesters remain dug in at Tufts and MIT. President Joe…
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At least 2,000 people arrested in pro-Palestinian protests across US campuses
Police have arrested more than 2,000 people during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the United States in recent weeks, according to data reviews by the Associated Press and NBC News Thursday.
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Tensions remain high on college campus amid Israel-Hamas war
Hundreds of protesters, many calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, have been arrested on college campuses across the U.S., including at local schools like Emerson and Northeastern. President Biden and Mass. Gov. Maura both weighed in Thursday.