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Pro-Palestinian protesters posted demands on social media for Drexel University
Organizers with Drexel Palestine Coalition cancelled plans to speak with the media Sunday night. The group responsible for the pro-Palestinian encampment on Drexel’s campus requested that no students speak on camera. The group did post messages on social media with their demands for the university that include calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. NBC10’s Leah Uko has the...
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Pro-Palestinian protesters remain camped out on Drexel's campus
It has been almost 24 hours since pro-Palestinian protesters marched through the city and set up an encampment at Drexel University. NBC10’s Leah Uko reports that the size of the encampment is growing, and it has been peaceful. The protesters said they will be there for as long as they can. Campus and Philadelphia police are monitoring the situation.
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Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza and fighting rages as Israel's leaders are increasingly divided
An Israeli airstrike has killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting is raging across the north. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces criticism from the two other members of his War Cabinet over the war that is now in its eighth month.
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The Israel-Hamas war is testing whether campuses are sacrosanct places for speech and protest
Colleges and universities have long been protected places for free expression without pressure or punishment. But protests over Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza in its hunt for Hamas after the Oct. 7 massacre have tested that ideal around the world.
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Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters rally in the rain in DC to mark a painful present and past
Hundreds of protesters rallied within sight of the U.S. Capitol, chanting pro-Palestinian slogans and voicing criticism of the Israeli and American governments.
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Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters walked through Center City on Saturday
Protesters made their way through Philadelphia before stopping at Drexel University and setting up tents on the Academic Quadrangle.
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19 protesters arrested following attempt to occupy Penn building, university says
Nineteen protesters, including six students, were taken into police custody Friday night, after attempting to occupy a building on the University of Pennsylvania campus, a University spokesperson said.
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Days before UPenn's graduation ceremony, protesters take to the streets
Police in Philadelphia were called to the University of Pennsylvania after hundreds of protesters broke into a building on campus and then took to the streets. NBC10’s Johnny Archer reports.
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Hundreds of people protest in University City on Friday night carrying Palestinian flags
A group of people took to the streets of Philadelphia holding Palestinian flags on Friday night. This all comes just one week after the encampment at the University of Pennsylvania was disbanded with more than 30 people arrested.
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Israeli military finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza, including Shani Louk, killed at music festival
The Israeli military says it found the bodies of three Israeli hostages in Gaza, including German-Israeli Shani Louk.
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First aid shipment enters Gaza Strip through pier built by US military
Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip have rolled across a newly built U.S. floating pier into the besieged enclave for the first time.
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FIFA to seek legal advice on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer
FIFA will seek independent legal advice before holding an extraordinary council meeting by July 20 to make a decision on a Palestinian proposal to suspend Israel from international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas.
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Aid for Gaza will soon flow from pier project just finished by US military, Pentagon says
The Pentagon says that humanitarian aid will soon begin flowing onto the Gaza shore through the new pier that was anchored to the beach overnight and will reach those in need almost immediately.
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Texas doctor trapped in Gaza urges ceasefire: ‘The children are dying'
A North Texas physician is stuck in Gaza along with at least 20 other American healthcare workers after Israel seized the Rafah crossing — the only remaining way in and out of the Gaza Strip, through its border with Egypt.
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Blinken delivers some of the strongest US public criticism of Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has delivered some of the Biden administration’s strongest public criticism yet of Israel’s conduct of the war in Gaza.
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Israel pushes deeper into Rafah and battles a regrouping Hamas in northern Gaza
Israeli forces are battling Palestinian militants across Gaza, including in parts of the devastated north that the military said it cleared months ago.
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With the shock of Oct. 7 still raw, profound sadness and anger grip Israel on its Memorial Day
Memorial Day is always a somber occasion in Israel. But in the aftermath of Oct. 7, it has taken on a profound and raw sadness coupled with percolating anger.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters march through the city after encampment cleared on Penn's campus
Penn’s campus is now much quieter after police moved in on the encampment that had taken over the yard for weeks. Just hours after the disbandment pro-Palestinian protesters march through the streets of Center City. NBC10’s Siobhan McGirl has the latest on what’s next between the university and the protesters.
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Israel orders new evacuations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah as it prepares to expand operations
Israel ordered new evacuations in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Saturday as it prepared to expand its operation, saying it was also moving into an area in northern Gaza where Hamas has regrouped.
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Pro-Palestinian protesters marched through University City hours after encampment disbanded at UPenn
Protesters were carrying Palestinian flags as they went to the house of University of Pennsylvania’s interim president before they marched through Philadelphia. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville has the latest.