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STORY: The protest began when the university's president, Nemat Shafik, testified before a Congressional committee about the school's response to anti-Semitism.

In a letter to the New York City Police Department, Shafik said that students who participated in the protest would be suspended.

New York City Mayor Eric Adams said in a news conference that New York Police had "made more than 108 arrests" in the incident.

He added, "New Yorkers have every right to express their solemn, but that heartbreak does not give you the right to harass others."

The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Monday (April 16) that more than 33,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since 7 October.

Israel launched its offensive in Gaza after militants from the Hamas group, which runs the territory, attacked Israel on 7 October, killing 1,200 people and taking 253 hostages, according to Israeli figures.