At least 200 students and staff members took part in a pro-Palestinian walkout on Thursday, organized by the UNC chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old U.S. citizen, was fatally shot by Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldiers during a pro-Palestinian protest near Nablus in the West Bank.
Monday saw President Joe Biden expressing dissatisfaction with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts regarding negotiations to release hostages held by Hamas.
Earlier this year, amid concerns from U.S. Agency for International Development staffers over its feasibility and the potential impact on negotiations to open land routes into Gaza, President Joe Biden ordered the establishment of a temporary pier to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid.