Since the Hamas incursion into Israel on October 7, the two universities have been under pressure from Jewish faculty, students and alumni to address the safety concerns of their Jewish students

Hamas: 195 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Jabalia refugee camp ■ IDF strikes in Lebanon following missile launches ■ 16 Israeli soldiers killed since start of Gaza ground op ■ Israeli airstrike kills Ibrahim Biari, commander of Hamas' Jabalya Brigade and one leader in October 7 massacre ■ Hamas-run Health Ministry: Over 8,000 Palestinians killed ■ 240 hostages held in Gaza, 40 remain missing ■ At least 1,300 civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas massacre

Hamas: 195 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Jabalia refugee camp ■ IDF strikes in Lebanon following missile launches ■ 16 Israeli soldiers killed since start of Gaza ground op ■ Israeli airstrike kills Ibrahim Biari, commander of Hamas' Jabalya Brigade and one leader in October 7 massacre ■ Hamas-run Health Ministry: Over 8,000 Palestinians killed ■ 240 hostages held in Gaza, 40 remain missing ■ At least 1,300 civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas massacre

In her statement announcing the ban, Germany's top security official said that 'holding of spontaneous ‘celebrations’ here in Germany in response to the terrible terrorist attacks of Hamas against Israel shows the antisemitic, inhuman worldview of Samidoun'

In other incidents, 3 Palestinians, including a 14-year-old boy, were killed by the IDF in Qalqilya and Al-Bireh on Thursday, the Palestinian Health Ministry reported

16 Israeli soldiers killed since start of Gaza ground op ■ Israeli warships deployed in Red Sea as reinforcements after long-range missile, drone attacks by Yemen's Houthis ■ Israeli airstrike kills Ibrahim Biari, commander of Hamas' Jabalya Brigade and one leader in October 7 massacre ■ Hamas-run Health Ministry: Over 8,000 Palestinians killed ■ 240 hostages held in Gaza, 40 remain missing ■ At least 1,300 civilians and soldiers killed in Hamas massacre