Barnard College administration at New York City’s Columbia University called in the New York Police Department (NYPD) Wednesday after pro-Palestinian students occupied the campus’ Milstein Library, the second occupation of a university building in a week.

Israel has blocked food and medical supplies from entering the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas into a revised ceasefire plan. Debora Patta reports on the deteriorating conditions.

Compilation of news reports – IAK staff The ministry of health in Gaza said in a statement that on Wednesday 30 bodies were retrieved from under the rubble,

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the proposal, welcomed in subsequent statements by Hamas and criticised by Israel, had been accepted at the closing of a summit in Cairo.

Columbia University stands to lose over $5 billion in federal contracts and grants as it is under investigation by federal agencies for “inaction” regarding the harassment of Jewish students on campus.

(AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) Rawia Tambora and her husband Ahmed prepare a meal in their home, which was struck by an Israeli airstrike on Oct. 20, 2023, in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana) Members of ...