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Just before dawn Thursday, police moved in on a pro-Palestinian encampment on UCLA's campus, pulling apart barricades and making arrests. The protesters had been demonstrating against the war in Gaza. CBS News' Carter Evans reports from the scene and Brian Higgins, former Bergen County police chief, joined CBS News to discuss the tactics used by authorities.
Police have begun breaking up an pro-Palestinian encampment at UCLA. CBS News' Carter Evans has more.
In Israel for his 7th visit during the war in Gaza, Antony Blinken conveys "cautious optimism" to hostage families that a deal could be reached.
The New York City Police Department said nearly 300 people were arrested at pro-Palestinian protests on campuses Tuesday night. UCLA saw violence when rival protesters clashed. CBS News' Carter Evans and Lilia Luciano have more.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams gave an update Wednesday on the protests over the Israel-Hamas war at Columbia University, saying outside agitators trying to create chaos had co-opted the demonstrations before the NYPD carried out arrests. See the mayor's remarks, along with analysis from CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd and Felipe Rodriguez, adjunct professor for the John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel holding meetings with top officials Wednesday. He is also ramping up pressure on Hamas to accept the latest cease-fire proposal and hostage release deal. But the secretary's visit comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to launch a ground invasion of Gaza's southern city of Rafah, with or without a cease-fire deal. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more.
The protests over the war in Gaza that have gripped college campuses across the U.S. came to a head Tuesday night as violent clashes erupted between pro-Palestinian protesters and counter-protesters at UCLA and police moved to arrest dozens of demonstrators who occupied a building at Columbia University. CBS News' Carter Evans and Lilia Luciano have the latest on the protests. And CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd has more on the police response to the protests and the alleged presence of outside agitators at the demonstrations.
Israel has offered Hamas what it described as a generous deal for a cease-fire and the release of hostages in Gaza, but snags remain and officials involved with the talks are wary of optimism. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has more.
There's been a major escalation in the pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. Some demonstrating against the war in Gaza broke into Hamilton Hall, an academic building on the campus, overnight Tuesday. CBS News correspondent Tom Hanson is there with more.
Conflicts in Israel and Ukraine have taken up a lot of the news cycle in the past months and even years. But how has the U.S.' focus on these international crises affected politics back home? Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, joins CBS News to discuss.
Campus protests are continuing across the country with students calling for divestment from Israel over the country's actions in Gaza. Anne-Marie Green explains how this became a major concern for the protesting students.
At UCLA over the weekend, fights broke out between Palestinian supporters and pro-Israeli activists when a barrier meant to keep them apart was breached. Meanwhile, Columbia University's president says no agreement has been made over the dismantling of a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. CBS News Los Angeles reporter Tina Patel has more on the UCLA protests and CBS News correspondent Tom Hanson reports from Columbia.
As the conflict in Gaza rages on, anti-war protests at colleges in the U.S. show no sign of slowing down with around 275 people arrested on Saturday across various campuses. CBS News correspondent Tom Hanson has more.
Hamas says it received the cease-fire proposal from Israel after a high-level Egyptian delegation wrapped up a visit to Israel.
Iraqi authorities are investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer Um Fahad who was shot by an armed motorcyclist in front of her home in central Baghdad.
Democratic strategist Joel Payne and Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez join CBS News to discuss how the protests over the Israel-Hamas war that are sweeping across college campuses could create challenges for President Biden's reelection campaign. The pair also dive into how former President Donald Trump's "hush money" criminal trial is playing out politically.
Police have made arrests at universities across the country amid the rising number of protests that have broken out over Israel's actions in Gaza. At Emory University in Atlanta, police used tear gas on protesters. The University of Southern California announced it's canceling its main commencement ceremony over what it calls safety concerns. CBS News Texas reporter Jason Allen and CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano have the latest.
The deadline for Columbia University students to clear a protest encampment has been extended for 48 hours. The university said it's making "important progress" in talks with the pro-Palestinian protesters. CBS News New York reporter Elijah Westbrook is following the story.
Demonstrations over the war in Gaza are growing on college campuses across the country. Columbia University students are digging in for their 10th day of demonstrations after the school retreated from its midnight deadline to break up an encampment. CBS News Boston reporter Penny Kmitt reports from Northeastern University where another encampment has been built as part of protests there.
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Another tense day of protests over the Israel-Hamas war is expected on college campuses across the country on Thursday. Hundreds of people have already been arrested since the demonstrations began. CBS News Boston reporter Penny Kmitt reports.
When President Biden signed a foreign aid bill Wednesday that includes tens of billions of dollars in assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, it was touted as money that would "strengthen our national security and send a message to the world about the power of American leadership." Retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, former national security adviser, joins CBS News with analysis.
President Biden is set to sign a long-awaited foreign aid package that received final congressional approval Tuesday. Included with it is a provision that could lead to a ban on TikTok if the app's China-based parent company doesn't divest. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane is covering it all from Capitol Hill.
For more than two months Israel has threatened to send troops into Rafah, despite the U.S. advising against it, but even without such an operation, Rafah is still under daily bombardment. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more on that and the possible blacklisting of an IDF unit.
Police arrested dozens of people at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Yale and NYU Monday as the war in Gaza reverberates across U.S. campuses. The crackdown comes after more than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators were arrested at Columbia University last week. Many Jewish students are expressing fear for their safety after alleged incidents of antisemitism. CBS News correspondent Meg Oliver has more.
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