At least four synagogues in Manhattan received bomb threats on Saturday but none were deemed credible by the New York Police Department, a city official said.Manhattan Borough President Mark D. Levine said on X the bomb threats were "a clear hate crime, and part of a growing trend of 'swatting' incidents targeting Jewish institutions.""This is a clear effort to sow fear in the Jewish community. Cannot be accepted," he said.The New York Post reported the threats prompted the evacuations of at least two Manhattan synagogues.

Los Angeles police in riot gear swarmed a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Southern California early on Sunday to clear away demonstrators after warning everyone to leave the area or be arrested, officials and media reported."If you are in the center of campus, please leave," police said on the social media site X. "People who don’t leave will be arrested. We will issue another alert when it is clear to return."Police entered the encampment about 5 a.m. local time and began removing tents, the Los Angeles Times and other media reported. It was unclear if any arrests were made, and a spokesperson for the police provided no further information.

Yiftah Dotan, former advisor to Labor MK Naama Lazimi was arrested during Saturday's protests in Jerusalem, Israeli media reported. During the protests, demonstrators blocked roads in Jerusalem, calling for the return of the hostages and a continuation of the fighting in the Gaza Strip.

Pro-Palestinian protesters briefly disrupted a commencement ceremony at the University of Michigan on Saturday while demonstrators faced off with police at the University of Virginia as US colleges braced for more turmoil during graduation festivities.Students across the US have rallied or set up tents at dozens of universities to protest the months-long war in Gaza and call on President Joe Biden, who has supported Israel, to do more to stop the bloodshed in Gaza. They also demand their schools divest from companies that support Israel's government, such as arms suppliers.Videos shared on social media showed dozens of students wearing the traditional keffiyeh headdress and graduation caps and waving Palestinian flags as they walked down the center aisle of Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, among cheers and boos from a crowd of thousands.The ceremony continued and campus police escorted the protesters toward the back of the stadium, but no arrests were made, according to Colleen Mastony, a spokesperson for the university.

The Biden administration held back arms shipments that were supposed to be sent to Israel last week, two senior Israeli officials told Walla on Sunday.