Biden details a 3-phase hostage deal aimed at winding down the Israel-Hamas war

President Joe Biden on Friday detailed a three-phase deal proposed by Israel to Hamas militants that he says would lead to the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza and could end the grinding, nearly 8-month-old Mideast war.

Police arrest 80 protesters at UC Santa Cruz after tense standoff

Police and the California Highway patrol moved in early Friday morning at UC Santa Cruz to confront pro-Palestinian protesters, arresting roughly 80 people who refused to move their encampments, which have been blocking campus entrances for weeks.

Biden outlines cease-fire proposal after Israel expands ground offensive in Rafah

President Joe Biden on Friday outlined terms of a potential new cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas, just hours after Israeli forces moved into central parts of Rafah.

San Jose State professor suspended over Palestine demonstrations

San Jose State University is temporarily suspending one of its professors in connection with her involvement in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.

UC Santa Cruz tells pro-Palestinian protesters to stop blocking entrances

The strike is causing frustration among some UC Santa Cruz students who say it's led to research delays and withheld grades as they're getting ready for finals.

San Carlos doctor returns home after being trapped in Gaza

A doctor from San Carlos has returned home after spending several weeks trapped in Gaza. Haleh Sheikholeslami had gone on a medical mission, which was extended indefinitely after the border closed.

Israeli airstrikes kill 35 in Gaza's Rafah

The attacks occurred two days after an international court ordered Israel to end its military offensive in Rafah.

How California colleges are disciplining faculty and students over protests

While some universities in California are negotiating with student protestors, hundreds of students and faculty throughout the state are facing legal and academic repercussions for protesting the Israel-Hamas war.

Gaza war protests at UC Santa Cruz prompt remote learning

Pro-Palestinian students and staff who blocked the roads to the UC Santa Cruz campus on Monday prompted the chancellor to announce that classes would be remote on Tuesday and Wednesday.

USF tent encampment removed - by protesters and campus

Work crews at the University of San Francisco removed the remaining tents Monday belonging to a pro-Palestinian group, angering protesters who say some of those tents were still being used.

ICC requests arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders over ‘war crimes’

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Professor charged with death of Jewish man at SoCal protests to stand trial

The professor charged with manslaughter in the death of an elderly Jewish man at dueling Israel-Palestine protests in Thousand Oaks last year will stand trial, a judge announced Wednesday.

UC Berkeley says 8 protesters arrested have been ID'd

Officials at UC Berkeley say they have identified eight of the 12 people arrested on Thursday at the anti-war encampment next to Peoples Park. They say only one was a student.

Israeli military finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza

The hostages were identified as Shani Louk, Amit Buskila, and Itzhak Gelerenter. All three were killed by Hamas at a music festival.

UC Berkeley Gaza war protesters arrested for occupying vacant building

Officers have arrested at least 12 Gaza war protesters on Thursday, who took over a vacant building near UC Berkeley's campus one day earlier, university officials say. 

Embattled Sonoma State president retires after promises to pro-Palestinian protesters

The president of Sonoma State University announced his retirement on Friday, days after he was put on leave promising pro-Palestinian protesters a review of the university's investments and an “academic boycott" of educational programs connected to Israeli institutions.

Jewish Biden staffer publicly resigns over policies in Gaza

The UC Berkeley political science grad had scathing words for the president, saying Biden has "the blood of innocent people on his hands," and that she can "no longer in good conscience continue to represent the administration in [Biden's] disastrous, continued support for Israel's genocide in Gaza."

Sonoma State president on leave after making agreements with pro-Palestinian demonstrators

The Sonoma State University President has been placed on administrative leave after sending a school-wide email making promises to student protestors without the proper approval.