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Protesters at universities across the country are demanding schools cut financial ties to Israel and divest from companies they say are enabling the conflict.

The protest, which prompted the university to move classes online, was inspired by pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses across the United States.

The U.S. has determined that an Israeli military unit committed gross human-rights abuses against Palestinians in the West Bank before the war in Gaza began.

The attack follows an uptick in assaults launched by the Houthis in recent days after a relative lull in their monthslong campaign over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Egypt sent a high-level delegation to Israel on Friday with the hope of brokering a cease-fire agreement with Hamas in Gaza, two officials said.

Speaking at Washington National Cathedral, José Andrés said there was no excuse for the killings and he called for an investigation into the deaths.

The comments by Khalil al-Hayya in an interview Wednesday came amid a stalemate in months of talks for a cease-fire in Gaza.