Pro-Palestinian protesters took over part of the Butler Library at Columbia University in New York City on Wednesday, interrupting students studying for finals.

Dozens of masked anti-Israel protesters stormed Columbia University’s Butler Library as students prepared Wednesday to study for end-of-year exams. Video posted on social media shows a large group of activists shoving past a security guard at the library’s front entrance,

Anti-Israel student activists at Columbia University occupy the university’s main library, escalating the campus conflict yet again amid heavy pressure on the university from the Trump administration.

Israel’s plan to capture more land in Gaza and relocate thousands of civilians has heightened a sense of hopelessness among Palestinians.

What's Left to Bomb?' Israel's Plan to Expand Campaign Strikes Fear Into Gazans By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) - Israel's plan to expand its Gaza offensive, displace people within the enclave and take control of aid distribution has horrified Gazans who have already suffered multiple displacements and food shortages during 19 months of conflict.

An Israeli plan to seize the Gaza Strip and expand the military operation has alarmed many in the region. Palestinians are exhausted and hopeless, pummeled by 19 months of heavy bombing. Families of Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza are terrified that the possibility of a ceasefire is slipping further away.