Ever since the war started Palestinians have been suffering day in and day out. Every day is like a nightmare for the people alive, their homes have been destroyed their livelihoods have been snatched and adding to the wars of the Gazan's major hospitals have been turned into ruins. Watch in for more details!

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Hospitals in the southern Gaza Strip have only three days of fuel left due to closed border crossings, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Watch in for more details!

Israel-Hamas War: Gaza hospitals have only three days' fuel left, says W.H.O.

Israel-Hamas War: Three days of fuel left to sustain health services in Gaza, says W.H.O.

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<p>As the pro-Palestine protests and encampments led by students continue&nbsp;to stall classes across colleges in the United States and Europe, one college finally agreed to their demand of divesting from Israeli firms.</p>

<p>A five-day encampment&nbsp;was ended by the students at Trinity College Dublin after the&nbsp;university agreed to end its ties with Israeli companies.</p>

<p>On Wednesday night (May 8), the student leaders claimed their victory in the protests&nbsp;which&nbsp;disrupted the campus and blocked&nbsp;people's&nbsp;access to the&nbsp;Book of Kells.</p>

<p>A deal has&nbsp;been reached&nbsp;between the senior management and protesters, said the university, in a statement.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>“Trinity will complete a divestment from investments in Israeli companies that have activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and appear on the UN&nbsp;blacklist,”&nbsp;the university said.&nbsp;“Trinity will endeavour to divest from investments in other Israeli companies,"&nbsp;it added.</p>

<p>The statement further clarified that the supplier list of the college contained just one Israeli company&nbsp;which&nbsp;will remain till March 2025 for contractual reasons.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The encampment started on May 3 when pro-Palestinian protesters established dozens of tents in&nbsp;Fellows’&nbsp;Square.</p>

<h2><strong>Police arrest 33 protesters at DC&nbsp;campus&nbsp;</strong></h2>

<p>Meanwhile, police resorted to pepper spray to clear&nbsp;a pro-Palestinian&nbsp;tent encampment&nbsp;set up on the campus of George Washington University and arrested dozens of students on Wednesday (May 8) as city officials were about to appear before hostile lawmakers in Congress to give details about how they handled the two-week-old protest.</p>

<p>The&nbsp;hearing was cancelled by the&nbsp;House Committee on Oversight and Accountability as its chairman and other Republicans welcomed the police action.&nbsp;</p>

<p>House Speaker Mike Johnson said,&nbsp;“It should not require threatening to haul&nbsp;DC’s&nbsp;mayor before Congress to keep Jewish students at George Washington University safe.”</p>

<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;Pro-Palestinian protest in Amsterdam turns violent</strong></p>

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<p>Mayor Muriel Bowser said that she and Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith have decided to remove the camp because of signs that&nbsp;“the protest was becoming more volatile and less stable.”&nbsp;</p>

<p>These included indications that protesters had&nbsp;“gathered improvised weapons”&nbsp;and were&nbsp;“casing”&nbsp;university buildings and most likely had the intention of occupying them, said the police.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


As the pro-Palestine protests and encampments led by students continue to stall classes across colleges in the United States and Europe, one college finally agreed to their demand of divesting from Israeli firms.

As the pro-Palestine protests and encampments led by students continue to stall classes across colleges in the United States and Europe, one college finally agreed to their demand of divesting from Israeli firms. A five-day encampment was ended by the students at Trinity College Dublin after the university agreed to end its ties with Israeli companies. On Wednesday night (May 8), the student leaders claimed their victory in the protests which disrupted the campus and blocked people's access to the Book of Kells. A deal has been reached between the senior management and protesters, said the university, in a statement. Also Read: Pro-Palestinian protests spark clashes and arrests across European campuses “Trinity will complete a divestment from investments in Israeli companies that have activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory and appear on the UN blacklist,” the university said. “Trinity will endeavour to divest from investments in other Israeli companies," it added. The statement further clarified that the supplier list of the college contained just one Israeli company which will remain till March 2025 for contractual reasons. The encampment started on May 3 when pro-Palestinian protesters established dozens of tents in Fellows’ Square. Police arrest 33 protesters at DC campus Meanwhile, police resorted to pepper spray to clear a pro-Palestinian tent encampment set up on the campus of George Washington University and arrested dozens of students on Wednesday (May 8) as city officials were about to appear before hostile lawmakers in Congress to give details about how they handled the two-week-old protest. The hearing was cancelled by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability as its chairman and other Republicans welcomed the police action. House Speaker Mike Johnson said, “It should not require threatening to haul DC’s mayor before Congress to keep Jewish students at George Washington University safe.” Watch: Pro-Palestinian protest in Amsterdam turns violent Mayor Muriel Bowser said that she and Metropolitan Police Chief Pamela Smith have decided to remove the camp because of signs that “the protest was becoming more volatile and less stable.” These included indications that protesters had “gathered improvised weapons” and were “casing” university buildings and most likely had the intention of occupying them, said the police. (With inputs from agencies)

Pro-Palestinian protests: Trinity College Dublin to divest from Israeli firms

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The Israeli military said Wednesday that it's reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza, a key terminal for the entry of humanitarian aid that was closed over the weekend after a Hamas rocket attack killed four Israeli soldiers nearby. Watch in for more details!

Israel-Hamas War: Israel reopens Kerem Shalom crossing days after rocket attack

<p>Israel on Wednesday (May 8) said it had reopened the Kerem Shalom border crossing for humanitarian aid for Gaza. The bridge was closed four days ago in response to a rocket attack that killed four Israeli soldiers.</p>

<p>"Trucks from Egypt carrying humanitarian aid, including food, water, shelter equipment, medicine and medical equipment provided by the international community are already arriving at the crossing," the army said in a joint statement with COGAT, the defence ministry body that oversees Palestinian civil affairs.</p>

<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;Israel seizes Rafah: Aid to Gaza choked off due to border closure</strong></p>

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<p>The supplies will be transferred to the Gaza side of the crossing after undergoing inspection, it added.</p>

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The Erez border crossing between Israel and northern Gaza is open for aid deliveries into the Palestinian territory, the statement said.</p>

<p>Israel closed the Kerem Shalom crossing after a Hamas rocket attack killed four soldiers and wounded more than a dozen on Sunday (May 5).</p>

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<p>On Tuesday (May 7), Israeli troops seized control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt after launching an invasion into the eastern sector of the city.</p>

<p>The United Nations and Israel's staunchest ally the United States both condemned the closure of the two crossings which are a lifeline for civilians facing looming famine.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Israel on Wednesday (May 8) said it had reopened the Kerem Shalom border crossing for humanitarian aid for Gaza. The bridge was closed four days ago in response to a rocket attack that killed four Israeli soldiers.

Israel on Wednesday (May 8) said it had reopened the Kerem Shalom border crossing for humanitarian aid for Gaza. The bridge was closed four days ago in response to a rocket attack that killed four Israeli soldiers. "Trucks from Egypt carrying humanitarian aid, including food, water, shelter equipment, medicine and medical equipment provided by the international community are already arriving at the crossing," the army said in a joint statement with COGAT, the defence ministry body that oversees Palestinian civil affairs. Watch: Israel seizes Rafah: Aid to Gaza choked off due to border closure × The supplies will be transferred to the Gaza side of the crossing after undergoing inspection, it added. The Erez border crossing between Israel and northern Gaza is open for aid deliveries into the Palestinian territory, the statement said. Israel closed the Kerem Shalom crossing after a Hamas rocket attack killed four soldiers and wounded more than a dozen on Sunday (May 5). On Tuesday (May 7), Israeli troops seized control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt after launching an invasion into the eastern sector of the city. The United Nations and Israel's staunchest ally the United States both condemned the closure of the two crossings which are a lifeline for civilians facing looming famine. (With inputs from agencies)

Israel reopens Kerem Shalom border crossing for Gaza aid supply

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