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EXPLAINERMany campus protesters have taken down Gaza solidarity encampments after colleges agreed to consider divestment from Israel.College campuses around the world have exploded in recent weeks in protests by pro-Palestinian students and faculty members against Israel’s war on Gaza, in which more than 34,000 people have been killed. In university after university, protesters are demanding

The United States government has delayed the sale of thousands of precision weapons to its ally Israel amid its war on Gaza, a report says quoting current and former US officials. The administration of President Joe Biden has been criticised over its policy of arming Israel, which critics say violates US laws banning military aid and

NewsFeedThe Israeli military has taken control of Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt after Israel’s war cabinet voted to proceed with its operations in the area. Israel has threatened a full ground invasion there despite an international outcry and calls for a ceasefire.Published On 7 May 20247 May 2024

Qatar-based network says action by Israel’s government is illegal.Al Jazeera has condemned the Israeli government’s decision to shut down the media network’s operations in the country as a criminal act against international and humanitarian law. What’s behind this ban? And how effective will it be? Presenter: Tom McRae Guests: Ronnie Kasrils – leading anti-apartheid activist

Students in Belgium and the Netherlands have joined the wave of protests around the world against Israel’s war on Gaza. The protesters occupied parts of the universities of Ghent and Amsterdam on Monday, joining international student demonstrations that started on US campuses. At the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in the centre of the city, hundreds

Washington, DC – The United States has said it is reviewing a Hamas response to a Gaza ceasefire proposal, while refusing to provide any details about the deal or what exactly the Palestinian group has agreed to. Officials at the White House and Department of State were tight-lipped about the ceasefire talks on Monday, but

Hamas officials have shown Al Jazeera a copy of the Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire proposal that the movement says it has agreed to. The proposal includes three phases and would see an end to Israel’s war on Gaza as well as the release of Israeli captives held in the enclave and Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. Hamas’s

United States Senator Bernie Sanders, the 82-year-old leftist and two-time presidential candidate from Vermont, has announced that he will run for reelection amid rumours of possible retirement. Sanders, whose presidential campaigns in 2016 and 2020 galvanised young people and progressives, announced on Monday that he would run for a fourth six-year term in the US