United States President Joe Biden on Tuesday (May 7) cautioned of a "ferocious surge" in antisemitism during his Holocaust memorial speech amid a sharp rise in the number of Gaza protests in US universities.

Israel-Hamas war: Biden condemns ‘ferocious surge’ in antisemitism amid US campus Gaza protests

Violent clashes broke out on Wednesday (May 1) at the University of California, Los Angeles campus between pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli protesters, reported a US-based broadcaster.

Pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protesters clash at UCLA campus, police step in

Columbia University retreated its midnight deadline which was given to pro-Palestinian protesters to abandon encampments on the campus, even as several other campuses saw new protests erupt.

US pro-Palestine protest updates: Columbia University drops deadline to remove encampments