Teachers aren't barred from expressing their views, but the education minister said Israeli principals who called for a hostage deal were politicizing the school system. A total of 45 principals joined the call for a Gaza cease-fire

The protest comes following escalating demonstrations by one of the organizers, Standing Together, a coexistence and social justice movement, calling to end the war in Gaza. Five protesters were arrested

UNIFIL was created to oversee the withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon after Israel's 1978 invasion. Trump administration political appointees came into office wanting to shut the force down as soon as possible, and have secured major cuts in U.S. funding for the force