Israel-Palestine Conflict

This month marks the one-year anniversary of the war in Gaza. The conflict has killed more than 42,000 Palestinians and about 1,200 people in Israel.

Sunday marks one year since Israel’s ground invasion into Gaza. The resulting war there has killed more than 42,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.

A University of Florida senior accused of spitting on a campus police officer while his classmates were being arrested during pro-Palestinian protests accepted a plea deal Wednesday that avoids any time behind bars.

Turlington Plaza became a center for protest as University of Florida students, faculty and Gainesville residents gathered one year after the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7.

Chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine held a rally in Turlington Plaza at the University of Florida on October 7th. Flags supporting Presidential nominee Donald Trump and Israel were also seen waving.

Saturday’s demonstration, just hours before the Gators were to play in the nearby Swamp, has been one of many Pro-Palestine protests Gainesville residents have organized since Oct. 7, 2023.

Monday marks the first anniversary of the single deadliest day for Israelis in history. Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killed nearly 1,200 people. It’s a day often referred to as Israel’s version of 9/11. WUFT spoke with members of Gainesville’s Jewish and Israeli communities to learn what the day means to them.

A judge ruled Thursday that the man accused of vandalizing Chabad UF Jewish Student Center remains mentally unable to stand trial.

Three more University of Florida students arrested earlier this year during pro-Palestinian protests on campus accepted plea agreements Monday.