ALBAWABA - Following months of being under disciplinary action, Columbia University announced lifting the suspension of the hundreds of students who encamped across the Ivy League university's campus calling for divesting from Israeli institutions, in support of the people of Gaza.
The announcement comes almost a week after Columbia University's president Nemat "Minouche" Shafik rendered her resignation, after persistent demands from students as she carried out violent crackdowns on protestors who came out in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
Shafik received backlash after calling New York Police troops on students who set up their tents across campus, calling for their administration to cut ties with all Israeli educational institutions in addition to block funding companies that might be complicit in manufacturing weapons Israel uses in its brutal aggression against the people of Gaza.
Al-Aqsa Flood operation against Israel
Hamas military group announced on Oct. 7 a military operation called "Al-Aqsa Flood" against Israel which is the biggest offensive in decades.
Palestinian fighters “infiltrated” Israel from the Gaza Strip and captured military bases and took hostages as photos and videos went viral online showing Hamas fighters on vehicles inside Israel and others paragliding into occupation territory.
In response, Israeli armed forces announced targeting Hamas positions inside the Gaza Strip. Thousands were killed, and dozens of thousands of others were injured in the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
The latest statistics by the Ministry of Health in Gaza revealed that the death toll from Israeli brutal pounding on the Gaza Strip since October 7 has soared to 40,139+ people, with more than 92,743+ injuries.
Since then, approximately 85% of Gazans have been displaced, all of whom are suffering from severe food insecurity, and the healthcare system has collapsed. Hundreds of thousands of people lack shelter, and aid trucks are entering the area at a lower rate than before the conflict began.
